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re: "Orion Arm": outdated concept?
Fox — (archived)

For decades, in SF and astronomy both, the Sol sysem is mentioned as being in, or on the edge of, the so-called Orion Arm of the galaxy...

Here's an example:

With a little interpolative comparison to the map Tom posted, I can guess that what was once called the Orion Arm is now labeled "Sagittarius-Carina". Am I behind the times, or just confused?

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