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 ellipse 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 galaxy's plane