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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"
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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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
The Pleiades Deep and Dusty
25/02/2014
The Long Jet of the Lighthouse Nebula
21/02/2014
The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula
17/02/2014
Downtown Auriga
13/02/2014
Rocket, Meteor, and Milky Way over Thailand
12/02/2014
NGC 5101 and Friends
08/02/2014
Night Hides the World
07/02/2014
The Terraced Night
06/02/2014
NGC 2683: Edge-On Spiral Galaxy
05/02/2014
Spiral Galaxy M83: The Southern Pinwheel
28/01/2014