From our perspective on Earth, the Milky Way appears as a faint band of milky light arching across the sky, which explains its name. This feature marks the central disk of our galaxy, viewed edge-on.
The Milky Way is a massive barred spiral galaxy containing hundreds of billions of stars, including our Sun, arranged in a rotating disk about 100,000 light-years across.
History
From our perspective on Earth, the Milky Way appears as a faint band of milky light arching across the sky, which explains its name. This feature marks the central disk of our galaxy, viewed edge-on.
Points of Interest
- Alpha Centauri System
- Arcturus System
- Maaldoria[4]
- Doradus System
- Zorr[5]
- Mizar and Alcor System[6]
- Polaris System
- Rigel System
- Planetoid R-7
- Rigel-9
- Velmar V
- Sirius system
- Monsan[9]
- Solar System
- Vega System
- Aello
- Changralyn
- Citadel Homeworld
- Culacao
- Dredfahl
- Emana Branx
- Euphorix
- Hny'xx
- Karna
- Kuraq
- New Alliance (formerly the Prison Planet)
- Ogyptu
- Okaara
- Rashashoon
- Rogue
- Sindromeda
- Slagg
- Tamaran
- Voorl
- 3 unnamed planets
- Unknown star or planet system(s)
- Keraq, quadrant 18[10]
Residents
- Solar System
- Mercurians
- Venusians
- Earthmen/Terrans
- Martians
- Jovians
- Saturnians
- Neptunians
- Uranians
- Plutonians
- Other star or planet systems
See Also
- Appearances of Milky Way Galaxy
- Location Gallery: Milky Way Galaxy
- Catalogued images related to Milky Way Galaxy