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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.
Source: esa.int
APODs including "Spiral Arms"
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
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
19/01/2022
NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy
14/01/2022
NGC 6822: Barnard's Galaxy
02/12/2021
M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
12/11/2021
NGC 289: Swirl in the Southern Sky
15/10/2021
The Hydrogen Clouds of M33
30/09/2021
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
02/09/2021
A Perfect Spiral
13/08/2021
The Andromeda Galaxy in Ultraviolet
18/07/2021
Andromeda in a Single Shot
25/06/2021
Messier 99
24/06/2021
The Tadpole Galaxy from Hubble
21/06/2021