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MORPHOLOGY OF GALAXIES: AN OVERVIEW

R. Buta

Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Alabama, USA


Abstract. Morphological classification has been and still is a very useful tool in modern extragalactic astronomy. In this overview, I discuss galaxy morphology with regard to the techniques and problems of classification, as well as recent advances in the field.


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