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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"
M63: Sunflower Galaxy Wide Field
04/08/2016
Behold the Universe
03/08/2016
Herschel's Eagle Nebula
28/07/2016
Puzzling a Sky over Argentina
26/07/2016
Deep Magellanic Clouds Image Indicates Collisions
25/07/2016
Summer Planets and Milky Way
23/07/2016
NGC 1309: Spiral Galaxy and Friends
14/07/2016
The Altiplano Night
07/07/2016
Arp 286: Trio in Virgo
06/07/2016
Firefly Trails and the Summer Milky Way
02/07/2016
The New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness
30/06/2016
From Alpha to Omega in Crete
29/06/2016
Sagittarius Sunflowers
24/06/2016
Galaxy and Planets Beyond Bristlecone Pines
19/06/2016
NGC 4631: The Whale Galaxy
03/06/2016
NGC 5078 and Friends
25/05/2016
Milky Way Over the Spanish Peaks
24/05/2016
Milky Way and Planets Near Opposition
21/05/2016
Milky Way Over Quiver Tree Forest
15/05/2016
Falcon 9 and Milky Way
14/05/2016
Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds
10/05/2016
Moon over Makemake
30/04/2016
A Dust Angel Nebula
28/04/2016
Omega Centauri: The Brightest Globular Star Cluster
27/04/2016
Milky Way in Moonlight
23/04/2016
The Comet, the Owl, and the Galaxy
21/04/2016
Andromeda on the Rocks
19/04/2016
Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte
07/04/2016
Big Dipper to Southern Cross
31/03/2016
Close Comet and the Milky Way
25/03/2016