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Milky Way
1. The faint band of luminescence crossing the whole celestial sphere, and made up of stars lying in the central plane of our galaxy.
2. A faint band of light crossing the night sky, consisting of stars in the plane of our galaxy.
2. A faint band of light crossing the night sky, consisting of stars in the plane of our galaxy.
The Milky Way passes through the constellations of Cassiopeia, Perseus, Auriga, Orion, Canis Major, Puppis, Vela, Carina, Crux, Centaurus, Norma, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Scutum, Aquila, and Cygnus.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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