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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"
Hidden Galaxy IC 342
18/07/2013
Messier's Eleven
12/07/2013
Supergiant Star Gamma Cygni
09/07/2013
NGC 6384: Spiral Beyond the Stars
06/07/2013
Globular Star Cluster NGC 6752
05/07/2013
Stars and Lightning Over Greece
03/07/2013
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
26/06/2013
Milky Way Over Crater Lake with Airglow
19/06/2013
Delphinid Meteor Mystery
15/06/2013
Sharpless 115
14/06/2013
Star Size Comparisons
Video
06/06/2013
The Milky Trail
01/06/2013
The Eagle and The Swan
31/05/2013
One-Armed Spiral Galaxy NGC 4725
30/05/2013
The Large Cloud of Magellan
28/05/2013
The Waterfall and the World at Night
17/05/2013
Kepler's Supernova Remnant in X-Rays
15/05/2013
Galaxy Collisions: Simulation vs Observations
Video
14/05/2013
Galaxy Cove Vista
07/05/2013
Omega Centauri: The Brightest Globular Cluster
01/05/2013
Milky Way and Stone Tree
29/04/2013
Airglow, Gegenschein, and Milky Way
20/04/2013
Star Factory Messier 17
18/04/2013
Grand Spiral Galaxy M81 and Arp's Loop
16/04/2013
Darkened City
11/04/2013
Comet of the North
05/04/2013
Infrared Portrait of the Large Magellanic Cloud
23/03/2013
Light Echoes from V838 Mon
17/03/2013
Milky Way Panorama from Mauna Kea
10/03/2013
N11: Star Clouds of the LMC
11/02/2013