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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"
Sisters of the Dusty Sky
18/11/2010
Atoms-for-Peace Galaxy Collision
16/11/2010
Spiral Galaxy M66
13/11/2010
Huge Gamma Ray Bubbles Found Around Milky Way
10/11/2010
NGC 4452: An Extremely Thin Galaxy
09/11/2010
The Milky Way Over the Peak of the Furnace
01/11/2010
Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula
31/10/2010
Ultraviolet Andromeda
27/10/2010
NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud
17/10/2010
The Large Cloud of Magellan
16/10/2010
NGC 2683: Spiral Edge-On
11/10/2010
Globular Star Cluster NGC 6934
09/10/2010
Zarmina's World
01/10/2010
Zodiacal Light Over Namibia
13/09/2010
Star Streams and the Sunflower Galaxy
11/09/2010
Vela Supernova Remnant
10/09/2010
The Small Cloud of Magellan
03/09/2010
The Local Fluff
29/08/2010
A Milky Way Shadow at Loch Ard Gorge
23/08/2010
Night of the Perseids
14/08/2010
Arp 286: Trio in Virgo
13/08/2010
Perseid Prelude
12/08/2010
M8: The Lagoon Nebula
05/08/2010
The Planet and the Radio Dish
03/08/2010
The Milky Way Over Bryce Canyon
27/07/2010
Galaxies in the River
17/07/2010
Microwave Milky Way
09/07/2010
Dim World, Dark Nebula
08/07/2010
HCG 87: A Small Group of Galaxies
06/07/2010
The Milky Way Over Pulpit Rock
05/07/2010