Conceptually similarJERRY SCHADMilky Way in AquilaSS23684565X2452LARRY LANDOLFIAmateur AstronomerSS2288060BF0540JERRY SCHADSagittariusSS23684596P4813LARRY LANDOLFIHercules ConstellationSS2288075BF0555JERRY SCHADMilky Way over pines during the summerSS2862672N3603LARRY LANDOLFIMilky WaySS2472994BT3669ATLAS PHOTO BANKMilky WaySS2159029BC6118LARRY LANDOLFIBootes and Corona Borealis ConstellationsSS2525922BW5169SPLMilky WaySS2101378S9162View AllView more with similar tones Milky WayLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS287751Legacy Identifier:P6999Description:Milky Way with the Scorpius constellation. The Milky Way, our galaxy, is a luminous band in the night sky which is caused by the light of stars which are too numerous to be seen individually. The stars are numerous because a viewer looking in their direction is observing along the plane of our galaxy's disk. The dark areas in the Milky Way are dust clouds which hide the stars behind them. Scorpius (the Scorpion) is centered on the bright, red star Antares at center right. Antares is the scorpion's 'heart'. The 'head' is the bright stars to the upper right of Antares. The 'tail' is the line of bright stars stretching from Antares to lower left. Composite image.Credit:Frank Zullo/Science SourceSize:3061px × 4092px (~35 MB)Get PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:antares-astronomy-astrophysics-composite-composite image-constellation-constellations-cosmology-epromo-nightsky-12-11-2019-galaxy-milky way-night skies-night sky-outer space-red star-red star antares-red stars-scorpius-scorpius constellation-space-star-starfield-starfields-stars-universe-verticalFolder Legacy Identifier:catalog14Model release:Not releasedParent folder:catalog14