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Hey Space Placers! The following story and video makes for a perfect Milky Way Monday! Learn about the European Space Agency's Gaia Mission that is rewriting the books on our Milky Way Galaxy. Sky Guy in VA

Hey Space Placers! Take a few minutes to read this great article about the late, great American astronomer, Vera Rubin.    Today is her birthday and it is appropriate to read about her ground breaking work on Dark Matter. Our own Milky Way Galaxy has all the indicators showing the presence of Dark Matter as do most other galaxies. Enjoy my astropic of our Milky Way Galaxy taken at Shenandoah National Park..... Sky Guy in VA

Hey Space Placers! Here is the latest on the Event Horizon Telescope Project that is trying to image the event horizon around our Milky Way Galaxy's supermassive black hole. From EarthSky.org Here’s what astronomers see when they look in the direction of the galaxy’s center with NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Sagittarius A* is in this image, but, so far, hot gas has obscured our view of the supermassive black hole’s event horizon. Ellipses indicate light echoes. Image via  ESO . Sky Guy in Punta Arenas, Chile

Hey Space Placers! Up at Shenandoah National Park Big Meadow last night and got a few pics to share. Gt a lot of sky glow due to the clouds but the sky still won the light pollution battle! Bright Mars, Saturn and Jupiter Saturn and Antares & Milky Way The REAL Skyline Drive is the Milky Way Galaxy. Sky Guy in VA