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The Earth is orbiting around the Sun, which itself is orbiting around the center of the Milky Way. Our Milky Way, the Galaxy, is the only galaxy in which we are able to study astrophysical processes in detail. Therefore, our journey through extragalactic astronomy will begin in our home Galaxy, with which we first need to become familiar before we are ready to take off into the depths of the Universe. Knowing the properties of the Milky Way is indispensable for understanding other galaxies.
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(2006). The Milky Way as a Galaxy. In: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33175-9_2
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