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An artist's conception of the Milky Way
Galactic astronomy is the study of the Milky Way galaxy and all its contents. This is in contrast to extragalactic astronomy, which is the study of everything outside our galaxy, including all other galaxies.
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luminous infrared galaxy
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starburst galaxy
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interacting galaxy
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galaxy
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supermassive black hole
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radio galaxy
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lenticular galaxy
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active galactic nucleus
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galaxy group
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unbarred spiral galaxy
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Sun
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astronomy
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Solar System
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Milky Way
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Black hole
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outer space
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telescope
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constellation
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cosmology
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Hubble Space Telescope
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