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Milky Way

The galaxy that contains our Solar System, characterized by its barred spiral structure with multiple spiral arms extending from a central bar.

Source: esa.int

APODs including "Milky Way"

Stars and Planets over Portugal

Stars and Planets over Portugal

18/04/2022

Messier 96

Messier 96

14/04/2022

Milky Way over Devils Tower

Milky Way over Devils Tower

13/04/2022

N11: Star Clouds of the LMC

N11: Star Clouds of the LMC

12/04/2022

Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud

Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud

07/04/2022

CMB Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe

CMB Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe

03/04/2022

Gems of a Maldivean Night

Gems of a Maldivean Night

28/03/2022

Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries

Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries

24/03/2022

2MASS J17554042+6551277

2MASS J17554042+6551277

19/03/2022

A Road to the Stars

A Road to the Stars

15/03/2022

Colorful Airglow Bands Surround Milky Way

Colorful Airglow Bands Surround Milky Way

13/03/2022

Point Reyes Milky Way

Point Reyes Milky Way

12/03/2022

Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc

Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc

10/03/2022

Interstellar Comet 2I Borisov

Interstellar Comet 2I Borisov

05/03/2022

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

03/03/2022

Dueling Bands in the Night

Dueling Bands in the Night

01/03/2022

Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945

Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945

26/02/2022

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217

21/02/2022

Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273

Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273

19/02/2022

Three Clusters in Puppis

Three Clusters in Puppis

18/02/2022

IC 342: The Hidden Galaxy in Camelopardalis

IC 342: The Hidden Galaxy in Camelopardalis

11/02/2022

NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy

NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy

07/02/2022

The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT

The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT

02/02/2022

Young Star Jet MHO 2147

Young Star Jet MHO 2147

21/01/2022

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

19/01/2022

From Orion to the Southern Cross

From Orion to the Southern Cross

18/01/2022

Chamaeleon Dark Nebulas

Chamaeleon Dark Nebulas

17/01/2022

NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy

NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy

14/01/2022

James Webb Space Telescope over Earth

James Webb Space Telescope over Earth

26/12/2021

Solstice Sun and Milky Way

Solstice Sun and Milky Way

21/12/2021