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LESSON 2 · Galaxies & the Cosmic Web

PAUSE TO THINK

How did Edwin Hubble classify galaxies?

Using a tuning fork diagram by shape

In 1926, Edwin Hubble created a classification system shaped like a tuning fork. Ellipticals sit on the handle, and the two prongs represent normal spirals and barred spirals. Irregulars fall outside the fork.

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