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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"
M24: A Sagittarius Starscape
21/09/2004
M55: Globular Star Cluster
18/09/2004
Microquasar in Motion
16/09/2004
The Star Trails of Kilimanjaro
11/09/2004
Sagittarius Triplet
09/09/2004
C153 Takes the Plunge
06/09/2004
The Large Cloud of Magellan
02/09/2004
Windblown N44F
19/08/2004
Contemplating the Sky
08/08/2004
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
18/07/2004
Stars and Dust in Corona Australis
15/07/2004
Ringed Nebulae
09/07/2004
N11B: Star Cloud of the LMC
07/07/2004
NGC 7331: A Galaxy So Inclined
01/07/2004
Elliptical Galaxy M87
16/06/2004
Sedna at Noon
04/06/2004
The Supergalactic Wind from Starburst Galaxy M82
01/06/2004
X-Rays From Tycho's Supernova Remnant
22/05/2004
NGC 3372: The Great Nebula in Carina
17/05/2004
Nebulas Surrounding Wolf-Rayet Binary BAT99-49
21/04/2004
Facing NGC 6946
10/04/2004
NGC 4565: Galaxy on the Edge
09/04/2004
A Cerro Tololo Sky
13/03/2004
V838 Mon: Echoes from the Edge
05/03/2004
POX 186: Not So Long Ago
28/02/2004
Heaven on Earth
23/02/2004
NGC 1569: Starburst in a Small Galaxy
05/02/2004
X-Ray Rings Expand from a Gamma Ray Burst
30/01/2004
NGC 4631: The Whale Galaxy
23/01/2004
The Andromeda Galaxy from GALEX
22/12/2003