The Milky Way or Milky Way Galaxy, or simply the Galaxy, is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed by stars in other arms of the galaxy, which are so far away that they cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

Milky Way at SCO
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The Milky Way or Milky Way Galaxy, or simply the Galaxy, is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed by stars in other arms of the galaxy, which are so far away that they cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

[Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way]

The Milky Way at SCO
Exposure30 sec.
ISO3200
CameraNikon D600 [6016 x 4016]
OpticsNikkor 24-85 mm lens at 24 mm
LocationSt. Croix Observatory, Nova Scotia.
Date202019-05-7
ProcessingProcessed in Lightroom.