Multiple Choice
The central region of our Galaxy is not as flat as its main disk of stars. Which of the following has roughly the same shape as our central region of stars?
A) a peanut
B) a tennis ball
C) a cube
D) a long piece of string
E) actually, no one knows the shape of our central region because of all the dust in the Galaxy
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