Multiple Choice
Which is the correct description for the Sun's location in the Galaxy?
A) at the outer edge of the bulge, but along the Galactic equator
B) about 30,000 ly out in the Galactic halo
C) at the very outer edge of the disk, but in the Galactic plane
D) in the disk in the inner region of the Sagittarius Arm
E) in the disk, and about halfway out from the center
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