In this article, an astronomer Dr Sara Webb introduces the reader to Aladin Lite – an atlas which is considered as one of the greatest online tools available to look at our universe through the eyes of many different telescopes.
It’s possible scan the entire sky for hidden galaxies, and even decipher information about their stellar populations and evolution. Hours can be spent exploring the incredible images and finding interesting-looking galaxies.
The author also gives basic characteristics of spiral, elliptical and lenticular galaxies and shares the experience of Aladin’s surveys to see how the images change when looking at specific wavelengths.
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