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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"
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
11/06/2020
The Milky Way over Snow-Capped Himalayas
26/05/2020
Ghost Fungus to Magellanic Cloud
23/05/2020
South of Carina
22/05/2020
Moon, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Milky Way
20/05/2020
Journey into the Cosmic Reef
Video
18/05/2020
The Dark River to Antares
16/05/2020
Lyrid Meteors from the Constellation Lyra
12/05/2020
Behind Betelgeuse
11/05/2020
A View Toward M106
01/05/2020
Andromeda Island Universe
30/04/2020
Edwin Hubble Discovers the Universe
26/04/2020
Hubble's Cosmic Reef
25/04/2020
Lyrid Meteor Streak
23/04/2020
Eye on the Milky Way
21/04/2020
The Windmill and the Star Trails
17/04/2020
A Flow of Time
09/04/2020
NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble
06/04/2020
The Galactic Center from Radio to X-ray
31/03/2020
Comet ATLAS and the Mighty Galaxies
21/03/2020
Milky Way and Zodiacal Light over Chile
09/03/2020
Pic du Midi Panorama
07/03/2020
The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
05/03/2020
Two Hemisphere Night Sky
27/02/2020
LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion
21/02/2020
UGC 12591: The Fastest Rotating Galaxy Known
19/02/2020
NGC 2392: Double-Shelled Planetary Nebula
16/02/2020
NGC 7331 Close Up
07/02/2020
A Sunset Night Sky over the Grand Canyon
04/02/2020
Goldilocks Zones and Stars
31/01/2020