Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... Credit: Ken Crawford ( Rancho Del Sol Observatory ) Explanation: The universe is filled with galaxies . But to see them astronomers must look out beyond the stars of our galaxy, the Milky Way . For example, consider this colorful telescopic view of spiral galaxy NGC 6384, about 80 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus. ... Publications with keywords: spiral galaxy . Publications with words: spiral galaxy . ...