abundances – the study of the location of elements heavier than helium bulge – the study of the bulge around the center of the Milky Way center – the study of the central region of the Milky Way disk – the study of the Milky Way disk (the plane upon which most galactic objects are aligned) evolution – the evolution of the Milky Way formation – the formation of the Milky Way fundamental parameters – the fundamental parameters of the Milky Way (mass, size etc.) globular cluster – globular clusters within the Milky Way halo – the large halo around the Milky Way kinematics and dynamics – the motions of stars and clusters nucleus – the region around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way (Sagittarius A*) open clusters and associations – open clusters and associations of stars solar neighbourhood – nearby stars stellar content – numbers and types of stars in the Milky Way structure – the structure (spiral arms etc.)