The Milky Way from the Side and Above
Posted in Astronomy at 12:00 on 20 May 2025
Recently (12/5/25 and 13/5/25) Astronomy Picture of the Day published two reconstructions (one each on consecutive days from data collected by the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft) of how our home galaxy The Milky Way looks from the side and from above.
Side view:-
From above. Our sun is circled below within the galaxy’s Orion Arm:-
Tags: APOD, Astronomy Picture of the Day, ESA, Gaia, Milky Way, Milky Way galaxy
