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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 Graceful Arc
25/12/2009
Gamma Cas and Friends
24/12/2009
Southern Geminids
18/12/2009
The Colors of IC 1795
10/12/2009
NGC 6992: Filaments of the Veil Nebula
01/12/2009
All-Sky Milky Way Panorama
25/11/2009
Light Echoes from V838 Mon
22/11/2009
Meteor between the Clouds
20/11/2009
M83's Center from Refurbished Hubble
16/11/2009
Art and Science in NGC 918
12/11/2009
VdB 152: Reflection Nebula in Cepheus
31/10/2009
Zodiacal Light Over Laguna Verde
29/10/2009
Central Cygnus Skyscape
27/10/2009
NGC 7331 and Beyond
24/10/2009
Herschel Views the Milky Way
16/10/2009
Starburst Galaxy IC 10
09/10/2009
Gigagalaxy Zoom: Milky Way
26/09/2009
Gigagalaxy Zoom: Galactic Center
25/09/2009
NGC 3621: Far Beyond the Local Group
19/09/2009
Ultraviolet Andromeda
17/09/2009
The Center of Globular Cluster Omega Centauri
14/09/2009
Summer Night in Astronomy Town
12/09/2009
Jupiter Over the Mediterranean
07/09/2009
CMBR Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe
06/09/2009
NGC 7771 Galaxy Group
29/08/2009
A Dark Sky Over Sequoia National Park
27/08/2009
The Gum Nebula
22/08/2009
The Whale and the Hockey Stick
21/08/2009
The Milky Way Over the Badlands
18/08/2009
Irregular Galaxy NGC 55
12/08/2009