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Milky Way Galaxy

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Milky Way Galaxy - the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky

Milky Way, Milky Way System

extragalactic nebula, galaxy - (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

heliosphere - the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system

Crux, Crux Australis, Southern Cross - a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus

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