This exercise is intended to teach you the modern morphological classification of galaxies. From Elliptical, to Barred Spiral, to Peculiar galaxies, you will see the differences in each, and more importantly, their similarities. The objects chosen for this exercise are neither the brightest, nor the dimmest, nor the closest, nor the farthest. They are between 21st and 25th magnitudes of brightness, and vary greatly in size. Some of the galaxies you see will be harder than others to classify.
Morphological classification is a very subjective field.
What may seem like an Elliptical galaxy to one person, may very well look like a Sprial galaxy to the next person. In many cases, it can not be determined which answer is correct, so a galaxy may be listed as multiple types. What we want you to get out of this exercise is a better understanding of the grand scheme of the universe beyond our galaxy. But more importantly we want you to see that classification of galaxies like this is highly subjective, and as such should be treated with great caution. Although I am sure it will cause many problems, certain elements of this quiz reguired the use of Java and Javascript.