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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 Local Bubble and the Galactic Neighborhood
17/02/2002
The Local Interstellar Cloud
10/02/2002
The Coma Cluster of Galaxies
03/02/2002
Stars Without Galaxies
19/01/2002
Pick a Galaxy, Any Galaxy
17/01/2002
The Gamma Ray Sky
12/01/2002
X-Ray Milky Way
10/01/2002
Hot Stars in the Southern Milky Way
22/12/2001
Globular Cluster M15
10/12/2001
A Sky Filled with Leonids
05/12/2001
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