Galaxies

Andromeda Galaxy
Information about the Andromeda Galaxy with descriptions and pictures.
http://www.solstation.com/x-objects/andromeda.htm

Arp's Catalog of Peculiar Galaxies
Summarizes the catalog of 338 peculiar galaxy views gathered by Dr. Halton C. Arp.
http://members.aol.com/arpgalaxy/index.html

Atlas of the Andromeda Galaxy
Contains information and tables about the Andromeda Galaxy.
http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/ANDROMEDA_Atlas/Hodge_contents.html

Classifying Galaxies
Includes pictures and a lesson for learning Hubble's system of classification.
http://www.smv.org/hastings/galaxy.htm

DIRECT Project Homepage
Determining the distances to nearby galaxies.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~kstanek/DIRECT/

Dust in Spiral Galaxies
HST and ISO Results.
http://www.astr.ua.edu/keel/research/dust.html

European Network: The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
Purpose is to understand the creation of galaxies and the universe has evolved. Plans to study distant galaxies at optical, infrared, and radio frequencies.
http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/Galaxien/EuroNet.html

Faulkes Telescope Educational Guide - Galaxies
Some useful information about the formation of galaxies.
http://www.le.ac.uk/physics/faulkes/web/galaxies/y_ga_intro.html

Galaxies
NASA Windows to the Universe. Includes illustrations and introductory information about a variety of galaxies.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/the_universe/Galaxy.html&sw=false&sn=1&d=/the_universe&edu=high&br=graphic&back=/pluto/pluto.html&cd=false&fr=f&tour=

Galaxies
Includes a set of notes by Nick Strobel. Topics include the structure of the Milky Way, the characteristics of other galaxies, and finding distances to other galaxies.
http://www.maa.mhn.de/Scholar/galaxies.html

Galaxies
Many selected links to websites dedicated to galaxies.
http://www.galacticsurf.net/galaxieGB.htm

Galaxies
Galaxies with their descriptions.
http://www.seds.org/messier/galaxy.html

Galaxies
Some useful information about kinds of galaxies, content of galaxies, clusters of galaxies, galaxies and cosmology.
http://www.astr.ua.edu/goodies/data_resources/galaxies.text

Galaxy - Wikipedia
Contains information of the types, dynamics, observations, and formation of galaxies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy

Galaxy classification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An article about the Galaxy classification.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_classification

Galaxy Collisions
A review article for non-specialists.
http://arxiv.org/html/astro-ph/9908269/homepage.html

Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Contains information about the growth of various galaxies. Also includes images, news, and a glossary.
http://www.galex.caltech.edu/

Galaxy Zoo
Project which harnesses the power of the Internet to classify a million galaxies.
http://www.galaxyzoo.org

Globular Clusters in the Andromeda Galaxy
Data, observation notes, and more about globular clusters within the galaxy.
http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/gcm31.htm

High Redshift Supernova Search
Project at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to search for supernovas in very remote galaxies. This provides an accurate means of measuring the distances to remote galaxies and thereby determining the age of the universe.
http://www-supernova.lbl.gov/

Lecture 27: Spirals and Ellipticals and Irregulars
Classifications, properties, and structures and dynamics.
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast162/Unit4/types.html

M31 - the Andromeda Galaxy
Includes a catalog of globular clusters, photos, and brief description.
http://www.astr.ua.edu/gifimages/m31r.html

The Messier Catalog
Provides images of and information on Messier objects.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/messier/indexes.html

Phil Marshall
Explains gravitational lensing by clusters. Includes pictures of MS1054.
http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~pjm/

The Small Magellanic Cloud, SMC
Gives mathematical measurements relating this galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. Includes history about first known discoveries and links to photo galleries.
http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/ngc/smc.html

Spiral Galaxies
Spiral galaxies with short descriptions and photos.
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/galaxies/spiral.html

UMass High Energy Astrophysics Group
Research group primarily interested in high energy activities in galaxies, particularly the interplay between massive stars and the interstellar medium.
http://www.astro.umass.edu/ast_page/xray/heag.html