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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"
From the Galactic Plane through Antares
02/07/2018
Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud
29/06/2018
Sigma Octantis and Friends
28/06/2018
Galaxy in a Crystal Ball
22/06/2018
Ancients of Sea and Sky
19/06/2018
Six Planets from Yosemite
14/06/2018
Star Size Comparison 2
Video
12/06/2018
Countryside Mars and Milky Way
09/06/2018
Jupiter Season, Hawaiian Sky
02/06/2018
NGC 6744 Close Up
31/05/2018
Galaxies Away
25/05/2018
The Gum Nebula Expanse
24/05/2018
Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision
23/05/2018
Milky Way vs Airglow Australis
17/05/2018
Rotation of the Large Magellanic Cloud
16/05/2018
Galaxies in the River
10/05/2018
Meteors, Planes, and a Galaxy over Bryce Canyon
06/05/2018
The View Toward M101
04/05/2018
Magellanic Mountain
28/04/2018
Gaia's Milky Way
27/04/2018
The Blue Horsehead Nebula in Infrared
23/04/2018
Milky Way over Deadvlei in Namibia
18/04/2018
Facing NGC 3344
13/04/2018
NGC 289: Swirl in the Southern Sky
05/04/2018
The Milky Way over the Seven Strong Men Rock Formations
03/04/2018
NGC 247 and Friends
30/03/2018
The Coma Cluster of Galaxies
26/03/2018
The Complete Galactic Plane: Up and Down
13/03/2018
Colorful Airglow Bands Surround Milky Way
06/03/2018
Dueling Bands in the Night
27/02/2018