A Milky Way Band . ... Credit Copyright: John P. Gleason , Celestial Images Explanation: Most bright stars in our Milky Way Galaxy reside in a disk. Since our Sun also resides in this disk, these stars appear to us as a diffuse band that circles the sky. ... Visible are many bright stars , dark dust lanes , red emission nebulae , blue reflection nebulae , and clusters of stars . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...