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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"
NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy
02/07/2014
Galaxy Cove Vista Revisited
29/06/2014
The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies
25/06/2014
Over the Top
19/06/2014
V838 Light Echo: The Movie
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Video
17/06/2014
CMB Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe
15/06/2014
New York to London Milky Way
14/06/2014
Three Galaxies over New Zealand
11/06/2014
Comet PanSTARRS with Galaxy
06/06/2014
Satellite Station and Southern Skies
31/05/2014
Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri
29/05/2014
Star Factory Messier 17
27/05/2014
An ALMA Telescope Array Time-Lapse
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Video
26/05/2014
In the Center of Spiral Galaxy M61
20/05/2014
Meteors, Planes, and a Galaxy over Bryce Canyon
19/05/2014
Halley Dust and Milky Way
09/05/2014
A Scorpius Sky Spectacular
04/05/2014
That Night over Half Dome
02/05/2014
Hubble's Messier 5
25/04/2014
Lyrids in Southern Skies
24/04/2014
Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841
21/04/2014
Earth-size Kepler-186f
19/04/2014
Clouds and Crosses over Haleakala
12/04/2014
A Milky Way Dawn
29/03/2014
Stripping ESO 137-001
28/03/2014
Warped Sky: Star Trails over Arches National Park
17/03/2014
Messier 63: The Sunflower Galaxy
13/03/2014
A View from the Zone
07/03/2014
NGC 7331 and Beyond
01/03/2014
Aurora over New Zealand
26/02/2014