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Milky Way: Our home galaxy. The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy with four major arms containing young bright stars, gas, and dust. More »

Stargazing Tip
November 17, 2009: November evenings are good times to watch the Milky Way, which is the combined glow of millions of stars in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy. It arches from east to west, with a dip toward the northern horizon. You need a dark sky to see the Milky Way. Check the Sky Almanac for more information.

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Title	Air Date
Hidden Neighbor	November 17, 2009
Arches Cluster	September 25, 2009
M4	July 30, 2009
Mighty Milky Way	July 15, 2009
Arms Race	July 9, 2009
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Cool Galaxy	Hotter Galaxy	Galactic Fireworks	Unexpected Nursery	Busy Hub

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