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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"
Southern Cross to Eta Carinae
26/04/2019
Pan-STARRS Across the Lagoon
25/04/2019
Milky Way in Northern Spring
19/04/2019
The Leo Trio
18/04/2019
Messier 81
17/04/2019
Rigil Kentaurus and Sandqvist 169
13/04/2019
First Horizon-Scale Image of a Black Hole
11/04/2019
A Scorpius Sky Spectacular
07/04/2019
Pan-STARRS Across the Sky
05/04/2019
Messier 2
04/04/2019
Markarian's Chain of Galaxies
31/03/2019
The Gaia Stars of M15
28/03/2019
Zooming in on Star Cluster Terzan 5
Video
24/03/2019
A Symphony in Northern Winter Skies
22/03/2019
A View Toward M101
15/03/2019
X-Ray Superbubbles in Galaxy NGC 3079
05/03/2019
The Expanding Echoes of Supernova 1987A
Video
24/02/2019
The Stars of the Triangulum Galaxy
23/02/2019
Moon, Four Planets, and Emu
08/02/2019
An Airglow Fan from Lake to Sky
03/02/2019
LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion
02/02/2019
Twin Galaxies in Virgo
01/02/2019
From the Northern to the Southern Cross
27/01/2019
Cabin under the Stars
17/01/2019
IC 342: The Hidden Galaxy
16/01/2019
Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps
14/01/2019
Milky Way Falls
12/01/2019
Vela Supernova Remnant Mosaic
10/01/2019
HESS Telescopes Explore the High-Energy Sky
Video
08/01/2019
The Galaxy Tree
30/12/2018