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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"
Leo A: Nearby Dwarf Irregular Galaxy
10/11/2004
The Galactic Center in Infrared
07/11/2004
X-Rays from the Galactic Core
06/11/2004
Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula
31/10/2004
The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies
25/10/2004
Glimpse of a Globular Star Cluster
14/10/2004
Kepler's SNR from Chandra, Hubble, and Spitzer
08/10/2004
N11: A Giant Ring of Emission Nebulas
06/10/2004
Fornax Cluster in Motion
24/09/2004
La Silla's Starry Night
23/09/2004
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