The spiral arm structure of the Milky Way Galaxy has been measured and evaluated most effectively by observations of
A) Lyman UV radiation from hot hydrogen gas.
B) observations of globular clusters in the halo of the Galaxy.
C) 21-cm radiation from interstellar hydrogen and the positions of young stars.
D) Balmer emission lines of visible radiation from hydrogen.
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