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Describe the general characteristics, structure, composition, and motion of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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The Milky Way Galaxy represents a spiral system of several billion stars, with the sun being one of those billions of stars. Characteristics associated with the Milky Way, as well as its structure, entail irregular luminous bands of stars and gas clouds stretching across the sky. The structure and composition of the Milky Way represents a myriad ...

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