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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"
Milky Way with Airglow Australis
04/09/2015
Arp 159 and NGC 4725
03/09/2015
The Flare and the Galaxy
02/09/2015
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
30/08/2015
The Seagull Nebula
29/08/2015
Puppis A Supernova Remnant
28/08/2015
The Large Cloud of Magellan
27/08/2015
Meteors and Milky Way over Mount Rainier
25/08/2015
Central Cygnus Skyscape
19/08/2015
Andromeda Rising over the Alps
17/08/2015
Comet Dust over Enchanted Rock
14/08/2015
Moonless Meteors and the Milky Way
13/08/2015
Milky Way and Exploding Meteor
12/08/2015
A Sagittarius Triplet
10/08/2015
HCG 87: A Small Group of Galaxies
09/08/2015
Virgo Cluster Galaxies
04/08/2015
A Proton Arc Over Lake Superior
03/08/2015
Stripping ESO 137-001
01/08/2015
Milky Way over Uluru
30/07/2015
The Deep Lagoon
29/07/2015
Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica
27/07/2015
Ultraviolet Rings of M31
24/07/2015
The Milky Way from a Malibu Sea Cave
07/07/2015
Aurora Australis
04/07/2015
Stars of a Summer's Triangle
27/06/2015
Hubble's Messier 5
20/06/2015
The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
11/06/2015
The Milky Way over the Temple of Poseidon
08/06/2015
NGC 2419: Intergalactic Wanderer
04/06/2015
Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
28/05/2015