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Old 26-08-2010, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by bojan View Post
This seem to indicate the spiral structure in galaxies is a consequence of collisions.. at least sometimes...
Yes. I get that, too.

My other thread about 'Density Waves', perhaps, can be viewed as a discussion on the sustaining mechanism which keeps the spirals together once they form?? (Perhaps ?)

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Last edited by CraigS; 26-08-2010 at 02:03 PM.
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