Milky Way

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Joanne said she had captured other phenomena in the night skies this year including a rocket launch, the northern lights and the milky way.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

"The milky way is out, potential for the Northern Lights as well. Go somewhere dark and try and have a look out," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024

I've stayed in Christchurch, queenstown, te anau, Dunedin and near mt cook. my main reason was to see the milky way.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2014

Lilias, a remote and nervous comet, began her life by being engaged to Franz Czarany who later veered through an Italian milky way to exert an astral influence on Cintra.

From Time Magazine Archive

Diamonds broke the surface—a glittering milky way of stones.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan