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Galactic Plane
The Galactic Plane is the plane in which the majority of a disk-shaped galaxy's mass lies. In the case of the Milky Way, it is the plane of the galaxy's disk, encompassing the spiral arms, stars, gas, and dust. This plane is used as the reference for the galactic coordinate system.
Source: asd.gsfc.nasa.gov
APODs including "Galactic Plane"
NGC 4302 and NGC 4298
21/04/2017
Clouds of Andromeda
04/01/2017
Milky Way in Moonlight
23/04/2016
Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866
09/03/2016
The Galactic Center in Infrared
17/01/2016
Southern Craters and Galaxies
26/12/2015
Galaxy, Stars, and Dust
12/10/2015
The Reddening of M71
10/12/2014
M31 versus M33
26/09/2013
Milky Way Panorama from Mauna Kea
10/03/2013
Galaxies, Stars, and Dust
13/10/2012
NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge
05/07/2012
In the Glare of Alpha Centauri
28/06/2012
Clouds of Perseus
21/10/2011
NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge
15/10/2011
Herschel Views the Milky Way
02/09/2011
The Universe Nearby
14/06/2011
A Journey Through the Night Sky
20/05/2011
Star Streams and the Sunflower Galaxy
11/09/2010
Microwave Milky Way
09/07/2010
The Galactic Center in Infrared from 2MASS
30/05/2010
Fermi Catalogs the Gamma-ray Sky
18/03/2010
NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge
04/03/2010
Dust and the NGC 7771 Group
21/01/2010
Art and Science in NGC 918
12/11/2009
Herschel Views the Milky Way
16/10/2009
NGC 4565: Galaxy on the Edge
28/04/2009
Fermi's Gamma-Ray Sky
21/03/2009
Mauna Kea Milky Way Panorama
19/02/2009
Fermi's First Light
28/08/2008