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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 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
Irregular Galaxy Sextans A
14/11/1997
The Milky Way's Gamma-Ray Halo
05/11/1997
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
01/11/1997
In the Center of 30 Doradus
04/10/1997
Comet Halley and the Milky Way
03/10/1997
Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae
19/09/1997
Zodiacal Light
26/08/1997
The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies
09/08/1997
The Small Cloud of Magellan
19/07/1997
Distant Galaxies
22/06/1997
Bright Star Knots in NGC4038 Credit:
02/06/1997
M100: A Grand Design
01/06/1997
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365
19/05/1997
7,000 Stars And The Milky Way
17/05/1997
X-Rays From IC 443 Credit:
02/05/1997
A Galactic Cloud of Antimatter Credit:
01/05/1997
Milky Way Molecule Map Credit:
30/04/1997
The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies Credit:
26/04/1997
The Frothy Milky Way Credit:
24/04/1997
Antlia: A New Galactic Neighbor Credit and Copyright:
23/04/1997