Cosmic Healing II

Chapter IV

Fig. 4.19 Irregular Galaxies

Irregular galaxies without a particular form. One of these is the large Magellan Cloud, the

companion of our solar system.

About White Dwarfs, Supernovae, Black Holes, Pulsars and Quasars...................

Pulsars and Quasars

As a star gets older it might turn into a white dwarf through a lack of fuel. It also can

explode and in this way become a supernova, a star that is a bright as about 10 billion

suns. The third possibility is implosion into a black hole, a concentration of extreme den-

sity and gravity so that according to most scientists no matter, radiation or light can es-

cape from it. Astronomers believe that pulsars are fast rotating neutron stars that radiate

light (or sound waves or radioactive waves) through a small beam, so that we can see it

every time it is directed towards the earth.

Quasars are the brightest sky objects in the visible universe. They often shine with a

brightness of 200 billion suns and are often visible with the bare eye even though they are

at a distance of billions of light years.

Magellan Cloud

Irregular Galaxies