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Spiral Arms
Regions of stars and interstellar matter that extend from the center of spiral galaxies, forming a spiral pattern; in the Milky Way, these include the Orion Arm where our Solar System resides.
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APODs including "Spiral Arms"
Rings and Bar of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398
12/07/2023
Giant Galaxies in Pavo
23/06/2023
Curly Spiral Galaxy M63
19/05/2023
The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy
08/05/2023
M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
08/04/2023
NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans
01/04/2023
Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841
23/03/2023
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
22/03/2023
Unraveling NGC 3169
02/03/2023
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb
18/02/2023
Galaxy Wars: M81 and M82
20/01/2023
Messier 88
28/12/2022
NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
22/12/2022
Merging Galaxy Pair IIZw096
02/12/2022
NGC 6744: Extragalactic Close-Up
25/11/2022
In the Arms of NGC 1097
16/11/2022
M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
03/11/2022
Clouds Around Galaxy Andromeda
24/10/2022
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
16/10/2022
NGC 7331 Close Up
22/09/2022
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
02/09/2022
Starburst Galaxy M94 from Hubble
31/07/2022
Spiral Galaxy M74: A Sharper View
22/07/2022
Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744
23/06/2022
Arp 286: Trio in Virgo
10/06/2022
The Once and Future Stars of Andromeda
23/05/2022
NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble
05/05/2022
Messier 96
14/04/2022
Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841
03/03/2022
IC 342: The Hidden Galaxy in Camelopardalis
11/02/2022