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Milky Way

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We live in a big home.

Milky Way Night Sky Black Rock Desert Nevada.jpg
Milky Way Night Sky Black Rock Desert Nevada.jpg
It is made of many stars. It looks like a white band in the sky. This band is our home. It is very big and pretty. Can you see it at night?

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File:Gaia’s star-formation map (slider) ESA512394 - slider.jpg
Gaia’s star-formation map (slider)...
File:Milky Way Night Sky Black Rock Desert Nevada.jpg
Milky Way Night Sky Black Rock Desert Nevada.jpg
File:Herschel-Galaxy.png
Herschel-Galaxy.png
File:Pic iroberts1.jpg
Pic iroberts1.jpg
File:Galaxymap.com, map 5000 parsecs (2022).png
Galaxymap.com, map 5000 parsecs (2022).png
File:Galaxymap.com, map 12000 parsecs (2022).png
Galaxymap.com, map 12000 parsecs (2022).png
File:Galactic longitude.JPG
Galactic longitude.JPG
File:Local Group Galaxies Comparison.png
Local Group Galaxies Comparison.png
File:Milky way profile.svg
Milky way profile.svg
File:Rotation curve Milky Way.svg
Rotation curve Milky Way.svg
File:Galactic Cntr full cropped.jpg
Galactic Cntr full cropped.jpg
File:Milky Way side view.png
Milky Way side view.png

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