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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"
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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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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04/07/2011
VAR!
01/07/2011
Star Factory Messier 17
30/06/2011
Stars and Dust Across Corona Australis
27/06/2011
Eclipsed Moon in the Milky Way
17/06/2011
Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri
15/06/2011
The Universe Nearby
14/06/2011
Geometer's Playground Over Wyoming
06/06/2011
Messier Marathon
27/05/2011
Three Arches Above Utah
24/05/2011
A Journey Through the Night Sky
20/05/2011
A Starry Night of Iceland
17/05/2011
Time Lapse Clouds and Sky Over the Canary Islands
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16/05/2011
The Little Dipper
14/05/2011
The Southern Cliff in the Lagoon
11/05/2011
Wonder and Mystery above the Very Large Telescopes
09/05/2011
Globular Cluster M15 from Hubble
03/05/2011
Hydrogen in the LMC
26/04/2011
Virgo Cluster Galaxies
22/04/2011