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\linespread{2}  \section{\textbf{Chapter 1)} \\ \textbf{Introduction - Welcome to the Milky Way!}}  \subsection{\textbf{1.1 Not For Tourists Guide to the Milky Way – An Introduction}}  What Greek and Roman mythologies describe as a splash of milk on the night sky, coming from the Gods, the Milky Way is the home galaxy of our Solar System. The “milky” part of its name was given due to its “misty patch” appearance as seen from Earth at night – the region of the sky containing the galactic plane (which in projection on our celestial sphere approximates a big circle) is seen as a dim glowing ring in powerful contrast with its dark surroundings, for which the human eye is unable to resolve individual stars.