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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"
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
Galaxies on a String
02/07/2010
Trees, Sky, Galactic Eye
29/06/2010
The Starry Night of Alamut
25/06/2010
The Galactic Center in Infrared from 2MASS
30/05/2010
M87: Elliptical Galaxy with Jet
20/05/2010
Milky Way Over Ancient Ghost Panel
19/05/2010
Panorama of the Whale Galaxy
17/05/2010
Iguaçu Starry Night
14/05/2010
M72: A Globular Cluster of Stars
12/05/2010
The Coma Cluster of Galaxies
02/05/2010
Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4731
29/04/2010
NGC 1055: Galaxy in a Box
24/04/2010
NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy
15/04/2010
Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri
31/03/2010
The Nearby Milky Way in Cold Dust
22/03/2010
Zodiacal Light Vs. Milky Way
20/03/2010
Fermi Catalogs the Gamma-ray Sky
18/03/2010
Galaxies Beyond the Heart: Maffei 1 and 2
09/03/2010
Deep Auriga
05/03/2010
Edge-on Spiral Galaxy NGC 891
25/02/2010