Milky Way
(This article is about the galaxy. For other uses, see Milky Way (disambiguation).) The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System. Its name "milky" is derived from its appearance as a dim glowing band arching across the night sky whose individual stars cannot be distinguished by the naked eye. The term "Milky Way" is a translation of the Latin via lactea, from the Greek γαλαξίας κύκλος (galaxías kýklos, "milky circle"). From Earth, the Milky Way appears as a band because its disk-shaped structure is viewed from within. Galileo Galilei first resolved the band of light into individual stars with his telescope in 1610. Until the early 1920s, most astronomers thought that the Milky Way contained all the stars in the Universe. Following the 1920 Great Debate between the astronomers
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Milky Way
(This article is about the galaxy. For other uses, see Milky Way (disambiguation).) The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System. Its name "milky" is derived from its appearance as a dim glowing band arching across the night sky whose individual stars cannot be distinguished by the naked eye. The term "Milky Way" is a translation of the Latin via lactea, from the Greek γαλαξίας κύκλος (galaxías kýklos, "milky circle"). From Earth, the Milky Way appears as a band because its disk-shaped structure is viewed from within. Galileo Galilei first resolved the band of light into individual stars with his telescope in 1610. Until the early 1920s, most astronomers thought that the Milky Way contained all the stars in the Universe. Following the 1920 Great Debate between the astronomers
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De Melkweg, het Melkwegstelsel ...... moeilijk of niet meer te zien.
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Die Milchstraße, auch Galaxis, ...... e zu den Balkenspiralgalaxien.
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Droga Mleczna – galaktyka spir ...... którym Hera karmiła Heraklesa.
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La Via Lattea (dal latino Via ...... la galassia nel suo complesso.
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La Voie lactée ou la Galaxie ( ...... ieilles étoiles de l'Univers !
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La galaxia de la Vía Láctea o ...... encontraba lleno de estrellas.
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Мле́чный Путь (или Гала́ктика ...... опление (Сверхскопление Девы).
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درب التبانة أو درب اللبانة أو ...... لدان الواقعة جنوب خط الاستواء.
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Diagram of the Sun’s location ...... he galactic coordinate system.
Diagram of the galaxies in the Local Group relative to the Milky Way
Diagram of the stars in the Solar neighborhood
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(This article is about the gal ...... Debate between the astronomers
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A Via Láctea, também conhecida ...... o nu pertencem a essa galáxia.
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De Melkweg, het Melkwegstelsel ...... moeilijk of niet meer te zien.
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Die Milchstraße, auch Galaxis, ...... e zu den Balkenspiralgalaxien.
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Droga Mleczna – galaktyka spir ...... którym Hera karmiła Heraklesa.
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La Via Lattea (dal latino Via ...... in epoca greca per designarla.
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La Voie lactée ou la Galaxie ( ...... e spirale (a, b ou c selon le
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La galaxia de la Vía Láctea o ...... puede ser la más masiva, como
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Мле́чный Путь (или Гала́ктика ...... опление (Сверхскопление Девы).
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درب التبانة أو درب اللبانة أو ...... 27 ألف سنة ضوئية. وإذا نظر ال
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Droga Mleczna
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Melkweg (sterrenstelsel)
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Milchstraße
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Milky Way
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Via Lattea
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Via Láctea
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Voie lactée
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Vía Láctea
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Млечный Путь
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درب التبانة
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