Galaxies Red Herring answer can be found below.
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Galaxies
- Black Eye
- Pinwheel
- Tadpole
- Sunflower
Explanation:
Black – Part of the nickname “Black Eye Galaxy”; its dark dust lane gives it a black-eye look.
Eye – The “eye” in “Black Eye Galaxy”; the galaxy’s dark lane and bright core resemble an eye.
Pinwheel – The “Pinwheel Galaxy” nickname for M101, whose spiral arms spread like a pinwheel.
Tadpole – The “Tadpole Galaxy” nickname (UGC 10214) for a galaxy with a long tidal tail that resembles a tadpole.
Sunflower – The “Sunflower Galaxy” nickname for M63 (NGC 5055), due to its sunflower-like, bright-central disk.
Eye – The “eye” in “Black Eye Galaxy”; the galaxy’s dark lane and bright core resemble an eye.
Pinwheel – The “Pinwheel Galaxy” nickname for M101, whose spiral arms spread like a pinwheel.
Tadpole – The “Tadpole Galaxy” nickname (UGC 10214) for a galaxy with a long tidal tail that resembles a tadpole.
Sunflower – The “Sunflower Galaxy” nickname for M63 (NGC 5055), due to its sunflower-like, bright-central disk.
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