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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 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
Milky Way over Yellowstone
29/01/2020
Rubin's Galaxy
25/01/2020
Globular Star Cluster NGC 6752
23/01/2020
NGC 247 and Friends
16/01/2020
Stars and Dust in Corona Australis
12/01/2020
Galaxies in the River
08/01/2020
A Starry Night of Iceland
05/01/2020
M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
31/12/2019
The Northern Winter Hexagon
26/12/2019
A Northern Winter Sky Panorama
24/12/2019
Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov
14/12/2019
Decorating the Sky
12/12/2019
N63A: Supernova Remnant in Visible and X-ray
11/12/2019
Looking Sideways from the Parker Solar Probe
Video
09/12/2019
Geminid Meteors over Chile
08/12/2019
Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744
05/12/2019
Electric Night
04/12/2019