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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"
NGC 1499: The California Nebula
10/03/2021
A Little Like Mars
05/03/2021
Spiral Galaxy NGC 1350
12/02/2021
Cygnus Mosaic 2010 - 2020
11/02/2021
A Northern Winter Night
06/02/2021
Southern Sky from 38,000 Feet
30/01/2021
Messier 66 Close Up
28/01/2021
Southern Cross over Chilean Volcano
25/01/2021
Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841
24/01/2021
Recycling Cassiopeia A
23/01/2021
The Milky Ring
22/01/2021
Arches Across an Arctic Sky
13/01/2021
The Small Cloud of Magellan
05/01/2021
Galaxies and the South Celestial Pole
01/01/2021
Portrait of NGC 1055
24/12/2020
Curly Spiral Galaxy M63
04/12/2020
NGC 346: Star Forming Cluster in the SMC
01/12/2020
Cygnus Without Stars
30/11/2020
NGC 6822: Barnard's Galaxy
28/11/2020
Andromeda over Patagonia
25/11/2020
A Glowing STEVE and the Milky Way
17/11/2020
Light and Glory over Crete
16/11/2020
Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866
15/11/2020
The Central Soul Nebula Without Stars
10/11/2020
The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies
07/11/2020
North of Orion's Belt
05/11/2020
Reflections of the Ghost Nebula
26/10/2020
Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc
24/10/2020
Supernova in NGC 2525
23/10/2020
Cygnus: Bubble and Crescent
17/10/2020