... APOD: 2002 September 18- A Sagittarius Starscape . ... Many vast star fields in the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy are rich in clouds of stars, dust, and gas. First and foremost, visible in the above picture are millions of stars, many of which are similar to our Sun. ... Zodiacal Light and the False Dawn . ... An unusual triangle of light will be particularly bright near the eastern horizon before sunrise during the next two months for observers in Earth's northern hemisphere. ... X Ray Moon . ...