Ghost Galaxies

SEA: Space Exploration & Astronomy

Not every galaxy is a fully formed spiral or elliptical galaxy. Some are much smaller, and orbit larger galaxies as well as each other, like ghosts. Today, we will examine these ghost galaxies- the satellites of the Milky Way and Andromeda.


SOUNDTRACK:

- The Sun is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow - Chris Zabriskie

- Cylinder Four - Chris Zabriskie

- I Can't Imagine Where I'd Be Without It - Chris Zabriskie

- Cylinder Two - Chris Zabriskie


All tracks by Chris Zabriskie licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license

(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

00:00: Antlia 2: A Ghost Galaxy

02:16: Dwarf Galaxies 

06:14: Types of Dwarf Galaxy

08:00: Case Studies 

09:14: Magellanic Clouds 

12:35: The Triangulum Galaxy

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Not every galaxy is a fully formed spiral or elliptical galaxy. Some are much smaller, and orbit larger galaxies as well as each other, like ghosts. Today, we will examine these ghost galaxies- the satellites of the Milky Way and Andromeda.


SOUNDTRACK:

- The Sun is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow - Chris Zabriskie

- Cylinder Four - Chris Zabriskie

- I Can't Imagine Where I'd Be Without It - Chris Zabriskie

- Cylinder Two - Chris Zabriskie


All tracks by Chris Zabriskie licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license

(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

00:00: Antlia 2: A Ghost Galaxy

02:16: Dwarf Galaxies 

06:14: Types of Dwarf Galaxy

08:00: Case Studies 

09:14: Magellanic Clouds 

12:35: The Triangulum Galaxy

2026-03-08 15 min
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