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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 Perseus Cluster of Galaxies
15/08/1998
M65 Without Moth
07/08/1998
Galaxy Dwingeloo 1 Emerges
02/08/1998
The High Energy Heart Of The Milky Way
29/07/1998
Nearby Spiral M33
21/07/1998
Globular Cluster M3
19/07/1998
NGC 1808: A Nearby Starburst Galaxy
01/07/1998
A Slice Through an Artificial Universe
23/06/1998
M100: A Grand Design
06/06/1998
7,000 Stars And The Milky Way
23/05/1998
The Frothy Milky Way
02/05/1998
Galaxies Away
26/03/1998
Starbirth in NGC 1808
23/03/1998
The Gamma Ray Sky
21/03/1998
Interstellar Dust-Bunnies of NGC 891
18/03/1998
Unusual M82: The Cigar Galaxy
15/03/1998
NGC 1818: A Young Globular Cluster
07/03/1998
Canaries Sky
05/03/1998
A Sky Full Of Hydrogen
01/03/1998
A Southern Sky View
26/02/1998
The Solar Neighborhood
25/02/1998
Sagittarius Dwarf to Collide with Milky Way
16/02/1998
Stars Without Galaxies
15/02/1998
A Magellanic Mural
03/02/1998
The Infrared Sky
28/01/1998
The Small Cloud of Magellan (SMC)
25/01/1998
The Large Cloud Of Magellan (LMC)
24/01/1998
The Milky Way in Infrared
29/12/1997
30 Doradus Across the Spectrum
24/12/1997
The Coma Cluster of Galaxies
13/12/1997