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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 Gemini Sky
09/09/2003
The Galactic Center in Infrared
07/09/2003
Recycling Cassiopeia A
30/08/2003
The Northern Milky Way
25/08/2003
In the Center of the Virgo Cluster
04/08/2003
Island Universe, Cosmic Sand
02/08/2003
The Aquarius Dwarf
27/07/2003
X-Ray Milky Way
12/07/2003
Snake in the Dark
20/06/2003
Cyg X-1: Can Black Holes Form in the Dark?
12/06/2003
Two Million Galaxies
11/06/2003
Warped Spiral Galaxy ESO 510-13
07/06/2003
The Milky Way Behind an Eclipsed Moon
03/06/2003
M74: The Perfect Spiral
24/05/2003
The Andromeda Deep Field
19/05/2003
A Tale of Two Nebulae
16/05/2003
M83: The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy from VLT
11/05/2003
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