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galactic astronomy

(astronomy confined to the Milky Way)

The term galactic astronomy is astronomy of the Milky Way and its contents. The adjective galactic generally indicates astronomy of objects within our galaxy, the, Milky Way. However, there are some specific phrases in which it refers to galaxies in general, e.g., active galactic nucleus.


(science,Milky Way,astronomy)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_astronomy

Referenced by pages:
extragalactic background light (EBL)
plasma astrophysics

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