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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 Spectacular Sky Over the Grand Tetons
14/08/2007
Old Faithful Below a Yellowstone Sky
07/08/2007
Sagittarius Triplet
04/08/2007
The Four Suns of HD 98800
30/07/2007
Spiral Galaxy M83: The Southern Pinwheel
24/07/2007
Infrared Andromeda
21/07/2007
NGC 6384: Beyond the Stars
12/07/2007
Constellations and Cloudy Skies
11/07/2007
NGC 4449: Close-Up of a Small Galaxy
10/07/2007
Bright Galaxy NGC 2903
06/07/2007
Messier 96
15/06/2007
vdB 152: Reflection Nebula in Cepheus
14/06/2007
Globular Star Cluster M3
09/06/2007
Messier 65
01/06/2007
Bright Spiral Galaxy M81 from Hubble
29/05/2007
Jupiter, Vesta, and the Milky Way
25/05/2007
The Tulip in the Swan
24/05/2007
The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross
17/05/2007
Bright Spiral Galaxy M81 in Ultraviolet from Galex
15/05/2007
LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion
11/05/2007
A Dark Sky Over Death Valley
08/05/2007
Small Galaxy NGC 4449
03/05/2007
M81 in Ursa Major
27/04/2007
Carina Nebula Panorama from Hubble
25/04/2007
NGC 5139: Omega Centauri
19/04/2007
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672
18/04/2007
Three Galaxies and a Comet
30/03/2007
Galaxy Group Hickson 44
19/03/2007
Mystery Over Australia
22/02/2007
Comet McNaught Over New Zealand
12/02/2007