The Milky Way Appears as ________ in the Night Sky

The Milky Way appears as ________ in the night sky because ________.

A) randomly distributed stars; the Sun lies near the center of the Milky Way
B) a faint band of light sprinkled with dark clouds; the Sun lies in the disk
C) a faint band of light; the Sun lies in the halo
D) an elliptical patch of light in the southern sky; the Sun lies midway along the disk
E) a circular disk with spiral arms; the Sun lies far above the galactic plane