Editing Galactic astronomy (section)

== Subcategories ==
A standard set of subcategories is used by astronomical journals to split up the subject of Galactic Astronomy:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science-train.com/w/Galactic_astronomy/Subcategories.html|title=Galactic Astronomy - Subcategories {{!}} The English knowledge database|website=science-train.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051555/https://science-train.com/w/Galactic_astronomy/Subcategories.html|archive-date=2017-12-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{citation needed|reason=no author, no references|date=August 2011}}
# abundances – the study of the location of elements heavier than helium
# [[galactic bulge|bulge]] – the study of the bulge around the center of the Milky Way
# [[Galactic Center|center]] – the study of the central region of the Milky Way
# [[thick disk|disk]] – the study of the Milky Way disk (the plane upon which most galactic objects are aligned)
# [[Galaxy formation and evolution|evolution]] – the evolution of the Milky Way
# [[Galaxy formation and evolution|formation]] – the formation of the Milky Way
# fundamental parameters – the fundamental parameters of the Milky Way (mass, size etc.)
# [[List of globular clusters|globular cluster]] – [[globular cluster]]s within the Milky Way
# [[Galactic halo|halo]] – the large halo around the Milky Way
# [[Stellar kinematics|kinematics, and dynamics]] – the motions of stars and clusters
# [[galactic nucleus|nucleus]] – the region around the [[black hole]] at the center of the Milky Way ([[Sagittarius A*]])
# open clusters and associations – [[open cluster]]s and associations of stars
# [[Solar neighborhood]] – [[List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs|nearby stars]]
# [[List of stars|stellar content]] – numbers and types of stars in the Milky Way
# [[Galaxy formation and evolution|structure]] – the structure (spiral arms etc.)