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Assignment:
Read the questions slowly and answer with precise and long details about each of the questions. Answer correctly and follow my guidelines for a long and wonderful review after results. Your target/main observable galaxy is the whirlpool galaxy. Target: Whirlpool Galaxy Object Type: Galaxy Distance: 37 million light-years Constellation: Canes Venatici.
1. In a paragraph, which constellation does the target lie? In what part of the sky was the object when it was observed (i.e. North, West, East, South, etc...)? Give the coordinates of the target in RA, DEC and ALT, AZ at the telescope location at the time of the observation
2. In 500 words, please explain the relevance of this object to the physics course material in university and its importance to astronomy. (Some question you may seek to answer are: What beyond the object itself is learned by studying this class of objects? What sorts of telescopes and observations would be needed for more detailed, broader reaching studies of this source and objects of its nature?)
3. In 500 words, compare and contrast the specific object to at least 2 other objects in its source class (e.g. if it's an isolated star, to different types of isolated stars). Explain both observational and physical differences, as well as what the comparison teaches us about the source class in general.