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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"

High Velocity Clouds and the Milky Way

High Velocity Clouds and the Milky Way

14/12/1999

M83: The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy from VLT

M83: The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy from VLT

06/12/1999

Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4881 in Coma

Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4881 in Coma

21/11/1999

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

14/11/1999

X-Ray Jet From Centaurus A

X-Ray Jet From Centaurus A

28/10/1999

The Frothy Milky Way

The Frothy Milky Way

09/10/1999

Nearby Dwarf Galaxy Leo I

Nearby Dwarf Galaxy Leo I

03/10/1999

Our Galaxy in Stars, Gas, and Dust

Our Galaxy in Stars, Gas, and Dust

27/09/1999

M83: A Barred Spiral Galaxy

M83: A Barred Spiral Galaxy

26/09/1999

HCG 87: A Small Group of Galaxies

HCG 87: A Small Group of Galaxies

06/09/1999

Galaxies Away

Galaxies Away

21/08/1999

NGC 3372: The Great Nebula in Carina

NGC 3372: The Great Nebula in Carina

19/07/1999

NGC 7789: Galactic Star Cluster

NGC 7789: Galactic Star Cluster

09/07/1999

COBE Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe

COBE Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe

27/06/1999

NGC 1365: A Nearby Barred Spiral Galaxy

NGC 1365: A Nearby Barred Spiral Galaxy

24/06/1999

The Galactic Center in Infrared

The Galactic Center in Infrared

21/06/1999

NGC 4565: Needle Galaxy

NGC 4565: Needle Galaxy

17/06/1999

Zodiacal Light

Zodiacal Light

13/06/1999

Warped Spiral Galaxy ESO510-13

Warped Spiral Galaxy ESO510-13

12/05/1999

Hot Stars in the Southern Milky Way

Hot Stars in the Southern Milky Way

07/05/1999

USNO-A2.0 Catalog: A Digital Sky

USNO-A2.0 Catalog: A Digital Sky

26/04/1999

Gamma Ray Moon

Gamma Ray Moon

17/04/1999

Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945

Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945

12/04/1999

Canaries Sky

Canaries Sky

10/04/1999

The Coma Cluster of Galaxies

The Coma Cluster of Galaxies

28/03/1999

Stars Without Galaxies

Stars Without Galaxies

27/03/1999

M46 And NGC 2438: Young And Old

M46 And NGC 2438: Young And Old

05/03/1999

Dark Cloud

Dark Cloud

26/02/1999

NGC 6712: Galactic Globular Cluster

NGC 6712: Galactic Globular Cluster

25/02/1999

A Milky-Way Band

A Milky-Way Band

24/02/1999