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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"
Lensing through Baade's Window
01/02/1996
Local Group Galaxy NGC 205
08/01/1996
Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy M32
06/01/1996
The X-ray Sources of M31
31/12/1995
NGC 2440 Nucleus: The Hottest Star?
30/11/1995
Virgo Cluster Galaxies
13/11/1995
Galaxy Dwingeloo 1 Emerges
17/10/1995
LMC Star Clouds
11/10/1995
The Small Cloud of Magellan
19/09/1995
The Large Cloud of Magellan
18/09/1995
Thousands of Coma Cluster Galaxies
17/09/1995
Elliptical Galaxy M87
13/09/1995
Spiral Galaxy M83
12/09/1995
The Milky Way's Center
08/09/1995
Distant Galaxies
07/09/1995
Dusty Galaxy Centaurus A
28/08/1995
Gamma Ray Bursts from the Unknown
27/08/1995
M82: An Irregular Galaxy
28/07/1995
M15: A Great Globular Cluster
26/07/1995
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
24/07/1995
The Cartwheel Galaxy
02/07/1995
The Hooker Telescope on Mt. Wilson
01/07/1995
Spiral Galaxy M100
26/06/1995
Gamma Ray Sky Map
23/06/1995
Supernova 1987a Aftermath
21/06/1995