While most of us have got to experience the brilliance of the night sky, often in our lives, there are only a few who witnessed the full glory of the sparkling universe. The Milky Way is one of them. Now, you may wonder if we live inside the Milky Way, how do we have pictures of the entire galaxy? Well, we don't. The Milky Way galaxy is home to 400 billion stars and our sun and solar system. Earth is located in the Milky Way, but it is nowhere near the middle. We are about 25,000 light-years from the supermassive black hole at the centre and also 25,000 light-years from the outer edge. When you head for an area mostly free of light pollution, you can gaze up and see a faint glowing band streak across the sky. That's the cross-section of the Milky Way we can see from our vantage point on Earth. Here, we bring you pictures of some of the most amazing views of our home galaxy. Milky Way: These mindblowing pictures of our home galaxy will leave you fascinated Photogallery at ETimes