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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"
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
From the Northern to the Southern Cross
27/01/2014
The Seagull Nebula
11/01/2014
Galaxy NGC 474: Shells and Star Streams
05/01/2014
Melotte 15 in the Heart
27/12/2013
Geminid Meteors over Chile
23/12/2013
Geminid Meteor Shower over Dashanbao Wetlands
13/12/2013
Seyfert's Sextet
10/12/2013
Gamma-Ray Earth and Sky
06/12/2013
Planetary Nebula Abell 7
05/12/2013
Anemic Spiral NGC 4921 from Hubble
25/11/2013
Globular Cluster M15 from Hubble
19/11/2013
NGC 7841: The Smoke Nebula in Frustriaus
01/11/2013
NGC 7789: Caroline's Rose
26/10/2013
NGC 7814: The Little Sombrero in Pegasus
25/10/2013
Three Galaxies and a Comet
20/10/2013
Sh2-155: The Cave Nebula
19/10/2013
Venus, Zodiacal Light, and the Galactic Center
18/10/2013
NGC 891 Edge-on
11/10/2013
Arp 94
09/10/2013
The Densest Galaxy
04/10/2013