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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"
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
Meteor before Galaxy
12/08/2018
Moon, Mars, and Milky Way
11/08/2018
Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744
10/08/2018
Central Cygnus Skyscape
04/08/2018
Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
Video
29/07/2018
Barnard 228: The Dark Wolf Nebula in Lupus
26/07/2018
The Edge-On Spindle Galaxy
25/07/2018
Clouds of Earth and Sky
24/07/2018
Fermi Science Finals
23/07/2018
The Teapot and the Milky Way
20/07/2018