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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"
The Southern Sky from the International Space Station
07/05/2003
The Stars of NGC 1705
23/04/2003
Spiral Galaxy In Centaurus
19/04/2003
M106 in Canes Venatici
17/04/2003
NGC 1365: A Nearby Barred Spiral Galaxy
13/04/2003
Clusters and Nebulae of the Hexagon
04/04/2003
V838 Light Echo: The Movie
02/04/2003
The Star Trails of Kilimanjaro
07/03/2003
Universe Age from Microwave Background
17/02/2003
The Heart in NGC 346
14/02/2003
COBE Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe
09/02/2003
Wisps of the Veil Nebula
04/02/2003
Palomar 13's Last Stand
25/01/2003
Seyfert's Sextet
24/01/2003
0313-192: The Wrong Galaxy
14/01/2003
X-Rays from the Galactic Core
08/01/2003
Open Star Cluster M38
07/01/2003
POX 186: Not So Long Ago
03/01/2003
NGC 1818: A Young Globular Cluster
29/12/2002
Stars and Dust Through Baade's Window
23/12/2002
Nearby Spiral M33
02/12/2002
A Cerro Tololo Sky
09/11/2002
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
21/10/2002
At the Center of the Milky Way
18/10/2002
Centaurus A: Young Blue Star Stream
17/10/2002
Facing NGC 6946
04/10/2002
The Milky Way Over the French Alps
23/09/2002
A Sagittarius Starscape
18/09/2002
X-Rays From Tycho's Supernova Remnant
12/09/2002
Island Universe, Cosmic Sand
23/08/2002