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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 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
The Local Interstellar Cloud
11/04/2000
Neighboring Galaxy: The Large Magellanic Cloud
22/02/2000
The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies
20/02/2000
The W4 Chimney
07/02/2000
The Milky Way in Infrared
30/01/2000
Spiral Galaxy In Centaurus
27/01/2000
X For Andromeda
21/01/2000
X-Rays From The Galactic Center
20/01/2000
NGC 6791: An Old, Large Open Cluster
12/01/2000
Galaxy Dwingeloo 1 Emerges
09/01/2000
Galaxies Cluster Toward the Great Attractor
04/01/2000
The Century that Defined Galaxy
30/12/1999
Irregular Galaxy Sextans A
18/12/1999