The Sun's position in the Milky Way Galaxy is:
A) unknown because our view is too severely restricted by interstellar dust.
B) in the disk of the Galaxy, inside a spiral arm or segment of a spiral arm.
C) in the disk of the Galaxy, between and well away from any spiral arm.
D) in the spherical halo, somewhat above and outside the spiral arms.
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