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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"
Starburst Galaxy M94 from Hubble
01/12/2019
21st Century M101
06/11/2019
The Hydrogen Clouds of M33
03/10/2019
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
09/09/2019
Messier 61 Close Up
28/08/2019
NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy
02/07/2019
M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy
29/06/2019
Messier 63: The Sunflower Galaxy
06/06/2019
M95: Spiral Galaxy with an Inner Ring
29/05/2019
Virtual Flyby of the Whirlpool Galaxy
Video
06/05/2019
The Leo Trio
18/04/2019
Messier 81
17/04/2019
M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center
17/03/2019
A View Toward M101
15/03/2019
Twin Galaxies in Virgo
01/02/2019
IC 342: The Hidden Galaxy
16/01/2019
NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
28/12/2018
M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
25/12/2018
Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail
11/12/2018
Cetus Galaxies and Supernova
06/12/2018
M33: Triangulum Galaxy
27/09/2018
Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744
10/08/2018
NGC 6744 Close Up
31/05/2018
The View Toward M101
04/05/2018
Facing NGC 3344
13/04/2018
NGC 289: Swirl in the Southern Sky
05/04/2018
Facing NGC 6946
24/02/2018
NGC 7331 Close-Up
07/02/2018
Ribbons and Pearls of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398
23/01/2018
Clouds of Andromeda
08/01/2018