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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"
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 2903
21/03/2001
NGC 1818: A Young Globular Cluster
11/03/2001
M100: A Grand Design
03/02/2001
All-Sky Panorama
02/02/2001
CMB Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe
28/01/2001
NGC 3603: X-Rays From A Starburst Cluster
24/01/2001
A Sky Full Of Hydrogen
13/01/2001
Watch the Sky Rotate
10/01/2001
Palomar 13's Last Stand
30/11/2000
The Cosmic X-Ray Background
09/11/2000
Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy NGC 205 in the Local Group
23/10/2000
The Farthest Explosion Yet Measured
19/10/2000
Gemini North Images Bow Shock Near Galactic Center
17/10/2000
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
04/10/2000
M55: Globular Star Cluster
22/09/2000
Andromeda Island Universe
08/09/2000
ROSAT Explores The X-Ray Sky
19/08/2000
Kemble's Cascade
14/08/2000
The Coma Cluster of Galaxies
06/08/2000
M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster
04/08/2000
GLAST Gamma Ray Sky Simulation
22/07/2000
Globular Cluster M19
19/07/2000
Galactic Centre Starscape
29/06/2000
The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross
18/06/2000
X-rays From The Perseus Cluster Core
15/06/2000
The Near Infrared Sky
18/05/2000
The Far Infrared Sky
17/05/2000
The Small Cloud of Magellan (SMC)
30/04/2000
M82: Starburst In X-rays
21/04/2000
The Local Bubble and the Galactic Neighborhood
12/04/2000