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[[File:Milky Way 2.jpg|thumb|The Milky Way as seen from [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. The pink 'dots' are massive patches of intense star formation.]]

[[File:Ssc2008-10a.jpg|thumb|An overhead view of the Milky Way.]]

The '''Milky Way''' is a [[wikipedia:Barred spiral galaxy|barred spiral galaxy]] approximately 100,000 light years in diameter that lies within the [[wikipedia:Local group|local group]] of the galactic neighborhood. It is approximately 100,000 light years in diameter and is estimated to contain 100—400 billion stars. The Milky Way is orbited by two small satellite galaxies known as the [[Magellanic Clouds]].<ref name="clouds">'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''page 268''</ref> It is the galaxy where [[human]]ity and the former [[Covenant]] client species reside,<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 26''</ref> “The Covenant, as an empire, dominated much of the galaxy, though they would generally leave a world untouched unless it offered particular treasures, whether practical or religious”. The ~~unsc~~ however is largely limited to the [[Orion Arm]] of the Milky Way.<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 12-13</ref> The galaxy is also home to a number of other intelligent species, although only a small number of these have attained spacefaring or even technological status.<ref name="bulkhead banter">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter'']</ref>

The '''Milky Way''' is a [[wikipedia:Barred spiral galaxy|barred spiral galaxy]] approximately 100,000 light years in diameter that lies within the [[wikipedia:Local group|local group]] of the galactic neighborhood. It is approximately 100,000 light years in diameter and is estimated to contain 100—400 billion stars. The Milky Way is orbited by two small satellite galaxies known as the [[Magellanic Clouds]].<ref name="clouds">'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''page 268''</ref> It is the galaxy where [[human]]ity and the former [[Covenant]] client species reside,<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 26''</ref> “The Covenant, as an empire, dominated much of the galaxy, though they would generally leave a world untouched unless it offered particular treasures, whether practical or religious”. The UNSC, however, is largely limited to the [[Orion Arm]] of the Milky Way.<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 12-13</ref> The galaxy is also home to a number of other intelligent species, although only a small number of these have attained spacefaring or even technological status.<ref name="bulkhead banter">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter'']</ref>

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 [[File:Milky Way 2.jpg|thumb|The Milky Way as seen from [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. The pink 'dots' are massive patches of intense star formation.]]
 [[File:Ssc2008-10a.jpg|thumb|An overhead view of the Milky Way.]]
-The '''Milky Way''' is a [[wikipedia:Barred spiral galaxy|barred spiral galaxy]] approximately 100,000 light years in diameter that lies within the [[wikipedia:Local group|local group]] of the galactic neighborhood. It is approximately 100,000 light years in diameter and is estimated to contain 100—400 billion stars. The Milky Way is orbited by two small satellite galaxies known as the [[Magellanic Clouds]].<ref name="clouds">'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''page 268''</ref> It is the galaxy where [[human]]ity and the former [[Covenant]] client species reside,<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 26''</ref> “The Covenant, as an empire, dominated much of the galaxy, though they would generally leave a world untouched unless it offered particular treasures, whether practical or religious”. The unsc however is largely limited to the [[Orion Arm]] of the Milky Way.<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 12-13</ref> The galaxy is also home to a number of other intelligent species, although only a small number of these have attained spacefaring or even technological status.<ref name="bulkhead banter">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter'']</ref>
+The '''Milky Way''' is a [[wikipedia:Barred spiral galaxy|barred spiral galaxy]] approximately 100,000 light years in diameter that lies within the [[wikipedia:Local group|local group]] of the galactic neighborhood. It is approximately 100,000 light years in diameter and is estimated to contain 100—400 billion stars. The Milky Way is orbited by two small satellite galaxies known as the [[Magellanic Clouds]].<ref name="clouds">'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''page 268''</ref> It is the galaxy where [[human]]ity and the former [[Covenant]] client species reside,<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 26''</ref> “The Covenant, as an empire, dominated much of the galaxy, though they would generally leave a world untouched unless it offered particular treasures, whether practical or religious”. The UNSC, however, is largely limited to the [[Orion Arm]] of the Milky Way.<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 12-13</ref> The galaxy is also home to a number of other intelligent species, although only a small number of these have attained spacefaring or even technological status.<ref name="bulkhead banter">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter'']</ref>
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