Name Use your parent signature to answer questions 1 through 33 We live in the milky way galaxy. The milky way galaxy is one of at least 100 billion galaxies. As humans we have been able to spot 100 billion different galaxies with our different telescopes 21.45 Kb. 1
1 Distributions of galaxies: The Local Group Way Galaxy and the brightest Messier objects: M31 (Andromeda) and M33. Next in line would be M32 and the two Magellanic Clouds (the lmc and smc). The Clouds are big and close, so we have good detailed studies of them 38.71 Kb. 1
Galaxies and their Properties Satellite Galaxies Large Magellanic Cloud and Small Magellanic Cloud – Satellite galaxies of the Milky Way Galaxy. They are the 2nd and 3rd closest galaxies to the Milky Way Galaxy respectively 11.6 Kb. 1
Ligo star Chart No telescope is necessary but the sky should be dark. This activity will show you how to locate several features of the night sky. The Big Dipper is the easiest group of stars to identify and can point you in the direction of other interesting areas of 9.2 Kb. 1