The Milky Way and Other Galaxies

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Introduction 7 Chapter1 The Milky Way 10 Globular Clusters 11 Open Clusters 14 Stellar Associations 17 Moving Groups 19 Emission nebulae 20 Planetary Nebulae 21 Dust Clouds 23 The Interstellar Medium 26 Companions of the Milky Way Galaxy 28 Size of the Milky Way Galaxy 30 The Milky Way Galaxy Nucleus 31 Understanding Black Holes 33 The Central Bulge 33 The Disk 36 The Spiral Arms 37 The Spherical Component 39 CONTENTS