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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"

Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds

Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds

10/05/2016

Moon over Makemake

Moon over Makemake

30/04/2016

A Dust Angel Nebula

A Dust Angel Nebula

28/04/2016

Omega Centauri: The Brightest Globular Star Cluster

Omega Centauri: The Brightest Globular Star Cluster

27/04/2016

Milky Way in Moonlight

Milky Way in Moonlight

23/04/2016

The Comet, the Owl, and the Galaxy

The Comet, the Owl, and the Galaxy

21/04/2016

Andromeda on the Rocks

Andromeda on the Rocks

19/04/2016

Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte

Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte

07/04/2016

Big Dipper to Southern Cross

Big Dipper to Southern Cross

31/03/2016

Close Comet and the Milky Way

Close Comet and the Milky Way

25/03/2016

Hickson 91 in Piscis Austrinus

Hickson 91 in Piscis Austrinus

24/03/2016

The Great Nebula in Carina

The Great Nebula in Carina

23/03/2016

Rainbow Airglow over the Azores

Rainbow Airglow over the Azores

22/03/2016

The W in Cassiopeia

The W in Cassiopeia

18/03/2016

Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866

Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866

09/03/2016

Sculptor Galaxy NGC 134

Sculptor Galaxy NGC 134

04/03/2016

Highest, Tallest, and Closest to the Stars

Highest, Tallest, and Closest to the Stars

25/02/2016

A Supernova through Galaxy Dust

A Supernova through Galaxy Dust

23/02/2016

NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis

NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis

19/02/2016

Milky Way over the Pinnacles in Australia

Milky Way over the Pinnacles in Australia

17/02/2016

Galaxies in the River

Galaxies in the River

10/02/2016

Galaxy Wars: M81 versus M82

Galaxy Wars: M81 versus M82

03/02/2016

Hidden Galaxy IC 342

Hidden Galaxy IC 342

29/01/2016

Elliptical M60, Spiral NGC 4647

Elliptical M60, Spiral NGC 4647

28/01/2016

An Airglow Fan from Lake to Sky

An Airglow Fan from Lake to Sky

27/01/2016

A Candidate for the Biggest Boom Yet Seen

A Candidate for the Biggest Boom Yet Seen

26/01/2016

Big Dipper, Deep Sky

Big Dipper, Deep Sky

23/01/2016

21st Century M101

21st Century M101

22/01/2016

The View Toward M101

The View Toward M101

21/01/2016

Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star

Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star

18/01/2016