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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"
A Wide Field Image of the Galactic Center
06/01/2012
Starburst Galaxy IC 10
04/01/2012
Comet Lovejoy and the ISS
31/12/2011
Comet Lovejoy over Paranal
28/12/2011
Shell Galaxy NGC 7600
23/12/2011
Light Echoes from V838 Mon
04/12/2011
Caught in the Afterglow
24/11/2011
The View from Chajnantor
23/11/2011
In Wolf's Cave
19/11/2011
RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
10/11/2011
Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble
29/10/2011
Clouds of Perseus
21/10/2011
The Color of IC 1795
13/10/2011
Mangaia's Milky Way
24/09/2011
Arp 272
22/09/2011
Comet Garradd and the Coat Hanger
09/09/2011
SDSS J102915+172927: A Star That Should Not Exist
07/09/2011
Hickson 44 in Leo
29/08/2011
NGC 7331 and Beyond
12/08/2011
The Summer Triangle Over Catalonia
10/08/2011
A Tale of Two Hemispheres
30/07/2011
Galaxy NGC 474: Cosmic Blender
26/07/2011
Milky Way Over Abandoned Kilns
25/07/2011
NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis
23/07/2011
The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies
12/07/2011
A Total Lunar Eclipse Over Tajikistan
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Video
11/07/2011
A Milky Way Band
10/07/2011
Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries
07/07/2011
Southern Ocean Sky
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Video
04/07/2011
VAR!
01/07/2011