... The Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The Milky Way Galaxy orbits in the Local Group of Galaxies. The Local Group falls toward the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies. New York to London Milky Way . ... Bright stars of Sagittarius and the center of our Milky Way Galaxy lie just off the wing of a Boeing 747 in this astronomical travel photo. ... As pictured above, the central part of our Milky Way Galaxy is seen rising to the east on the image left and arching high overhead. ...