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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"
M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
25/12/2018
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
17/12/2018
Geminids and Friends
15/12/2018
Cetus Galaxies and Supernova
06/12/2018
Across Corona Australis
29/11/2018
IC 1871: Inside the Soul Nebula
28/11/2018
The Cave Nebula in Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Sulfur
14/11/2018
NGC 1499: The California Nebula
06/11/2018
Cygnus Shell Supernova Remnant W63
02/11/2018
Barnard 150: Seahorse in Cepheus
25/10/2018
Hyperion: Largest Known Galaxy Proto-Supercluster
23/10/2018
Summer to Winter Milky Way
19/10/2018
M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster
17/10/2018
NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble
09/10/2018
NGC 1898: Globular Cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud
03/10/2018
55 Nights with Saturn
29/09/2018
The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
28/09/2018
M33: Triangulum Galaxy
27/09/2018
Irregular Galaxy NGC 55
21/09/2018
Stars and Dust in Corona Australis
20/09/2018
Mont Blanc, Meteor, and Milky Way
15/09/2018
Comet, Clusters and Nebulae
13/09/2018
Milky Way over Troll's Tongue
11/09/2018
The NGC 6914 Complex
30/08/2018
Nearby Cepheid Variable RS Pup
29/08/2018
Sea and Sky Glows over the Oregon Coast
28/08/2018
Stripping ESO 137-001
25/08/2018
Comet, Heart and Soul
23/08/2018
Perseid Fireball and Persistent Train
17/08/2018
M86 in the Central Virgo Cluster
14/08/2018