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Elliptical Galaxies |
| Definition and characteristics of elliptical galaxies and of galaxies of similar types. Links to relevant objects in Messier's catalog. |
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Elliptical Galaxies by Mike Guidry |
| Description of the class of elliptical galaxies with examples. |
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Elliptical Galaxies |
| Differencies in shape of elliptical galaxies. The physical nature of elliptical galaxies compared to that of spirals. |
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Ellipticals |
| Description of visual attributes of elliptical galaxies with an example included. |
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The Origin of the Brightest Cluster Galaxies |
| The Origin of the Brightest Cluster Galaxies - complete article from the Astrophysical Journal. |
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Colour-Magnitude Relation for Elliptical Galaxies |
| Web laboratory experiment is proposed where the 'student' have to measure the relationship between colour and apparent magnitude for elliptical and some other types of galaxies. |
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Elliptical Galaxies |
| Description of elliptical galaxies with examples. |
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Isolated Elliptical Galaxies |
| Results of observation of a number of isolated elliptical galaxies by John Mulchaey. |
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The Online Planetarium Show: Elliptical Galaxies |
| Elliptical Galaxies page by ThinkQuest Inc. |
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NOAO Image Gallery: Elliptical Galaxies |
| Images by National Optical Astronomy Observatories. |
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Dark Matter in Elliptical Galaxies |
| Description of elliptical galaxies dynamical properties research project at Astronomical Institute of the
University of Basel. |
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NGC 4697: Black Holes in Elliptical Galaxy Point to Wild Youth |
| Chandra's image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 4697 reveals diffuse hot gas dotted with many point-like sources. |
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Durrell - Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies |
| Introduction to dwarf elliptical galaxies from Patrick R. Durrell. |
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Formation and Cosmic Evolution of Elliptical Galaxies |
| An online scientific paper. A review of the present observational and theoretical status of elliptical galaxies is presented with the aim to clarify whether the monolithic or the hierarchical, is a more viable scenario for the origin of these structures. |
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Discovery of Giant X-Ray Disk Sheds Light on Elliptical Galaxies |
| New research suggests elliptical galaxies are more complex and dynamic then previously thought. Ohio University press release. |
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Elliptical Galaxy Research at Ohio University |
| An introduction to Ohio University Astrophysics Group research into dynamics and shapes of elliptical galaxies. |
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HubbleSite - News Releases about Elliptical galaxies |
| Hubble Space Telescope news releases related to elliptical galaxies including images made by HST. |
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High Energy Astrophysics Picture Of the Week, January 7, 2002: An Elliptical Galaxy's "Inner Spiral" |
| The Chandra image provided a surprise to astronomers, since it shows 2 previously unseen spiral arms of extremely hot gas (at a temperature of about 10 million degrees) emanating from the center of this elliptical galaxy. |
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Elliptical galaxy |
| Information on elliptical galaxies by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. |
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Elliptical galaxies |
| Astronomy course notes by Dr. Christian Kaiser from the University of Southampton. |
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APOD Index - Galaxies: Elliptical Galaxies |
| Images of elliptical galaxies with descriptions from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day site. |
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Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy (SagDEG) |
| Many astronomers believe that the large galaxies seen today were formed from smaller "dwarf" galaxies, which formed first after the Big Bang. An article from the Sol Company's website. |
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Objects in the Messier catalogue(Elliptical galaxies) : Photos by NAOJ PR Office |
| Images of elliptical galaxies from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan image gallery. |
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Galaxies, Elliptical |
| An essay from the Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia by William A. Baum. |
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