The Milky Way from Cyprus
The Milky Way viewed from Xyliatos Damn in Cyprus at 01:30am. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains the Earth. This name derives from its appearance as a dim "milky" glowing band arching across the night sky.
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The Milky Way appears like a band because it is a disk-shaped structure being viewed from inside. The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy 100,000–120,000 light-years in diameter containing 200–400 billion stars.
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- id:1438509
- date:11 September 2012
- dimensions:15.72 x 11.92 in. (4716 x 3576 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:50 MB
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The Milky Way viewed from Xyliatos Damn in Cyprus at 01:30am. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains the Earth. This name derives from its appearance as a dim "milky" glowing band arching across the night sky.
Details
- id:1438509
- date:11 September 2012
- dimensions:15.72 x 11.92 in. (4716 x 3576 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:50 MB
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