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grand design spiral galaxy

(spiral galaxy with two just two arms that are well-defined)

A grand design spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a particular spiral structure: dominated by two well-defined spiral arms that form a very symmetric spiral. Examples:

(galaxy type,spiral)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_design_spiral_galaxy
https://burro.cwru.edu/Academics/Astr222/Galaxies/Spiral/spiral.html
https://science.data.nasa.gov/blog/grand-design-galaxy
https://galaxiesbook.org/chapters/IV-04.-Internal-Evolution-in-Galaxies_3-Spiral-structure.html
https://dictionary.obspm.fr/terms/grand-design-spiral-galaxy/
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/g/grand+design+spiral

Referenced by pages:
LINER
Messier 100 (M100)
Messier 74 (M74)
Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)
spiral arm
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51a)
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