The Northern Milky Way
Credit & Copyright: Jerry Lodriguss (Astropix.com)
Explanation: Many of the stars in our home Milky Way Galaxy appear together as a dim
band on the sky that passes nearly over the Earth's north and south poles. Pictured above is
the part of our Galaxy that passes closest over the north pole. Placing your cursor over the
image will bring up the names of several constellations and bright stars. The diffuse white
Galaxy glow is created by billions of stars, whil
