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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 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
Stars of the Galactic Center
10/02/2007
Galaxies Away
08/02/2007
The Star Clusters of NGC 1313
26/01/2007
Kepler's Supernova Remnant in X-Rays
16/01/2007
Central Cygnus
04/01/2007
Light from the First Stars
02/01/2007
Moon Over Andromeda
28/12/2006
NGC 1055 and M77
15/12/2006
The Outskirts of M77
07/12/2006
Star Trails at 19,000 Feet
02/12/2006
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
26/11/2006
V838 Mon: Echoes from the Edge
03/11/2006
The Hubble SWEEPS Field
13/10/2006
Markarian's Chain of Galaxies
11/10/2006
CMBR Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe
08/10/2006
Hidden Galaxy IC 342
05/10/2006
RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
28/09/2006
NGC 1499: The California Nebula
24/09/2006
11 Hour Star Trails
15/09/2006
M33: Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum
14/09/2006