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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"
In the Center of Spiral Galaxy M83
06/11/2001
Bright Stars, Dim Galaxy
03/11/2001
Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula
31/10/2001
VDB 142 in Cepheus
11/10/2001
The Center of Globular Cluster Omega Centauri
10/10/2001
A Flock of Stars
05/10/2001
M74: The Perfect Spiral
04/10/2001
NGC 6992: A Glimpse of the Veil
28/09/2001
Elements of Nearby Spiral M33
27/09/2001
Where a Black Hole Roams
21/09/2001
X-Ray Stars in M15
20/09/2001
Southwest Andromeda
17/09/2001
Galactic Center Flicker Indicates Black Hole
10/09/2001
Artificial Night Sky Brightness
27/08/2001
X-Rays from the Galactic Plane
14/08/2001
Perseids of Summer
10/08/2001
Neighboring Galaxy: The Large Magellanic Cloud
04/08/2001
Warped Spiral Galaxy ESO 510-13
03/08/2001
Star Cluster R136 Bursts Out
30/07/2001
Hot Gas Halo Detected Around Galaxy NGC 4631
25/07/2001
NGC 1850: Not Found in the Milky Way
12/07/2001
A Total Eclipse Over Africa
11/07/2001
The Galactic Center in Infrared
08/07/2001
Moonlight, Mars, and Milky Way
27/06/2001
Around The Arches Cluster
14/06/2001
The Cartwheel Galaxy
12/06/2001
Globular Cluster M2
11/06/2001
A Cerro Tololo Sky
14/05/2001
Visitors' Galaxy Gallery
27/04/2001
Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae
22/04/2001