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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"
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
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