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Milky Way

Stars visible to the naked eye are all in our home galaxy. It is called the Milky Way because of the whitish streak belonging to it, which can be observed on a clear night if there is sufficient darkness, that is, not too much light pollution (since our Sun is in the Milky Way, we are seeing this streak from the inside).

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