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re: "Orion Arm": outdated concept?

What they don't show is the Orion Arm also called a local arm, a spur that doesn't seem to be connected to any of the main arms.

So you are right the sun is still in the Orion Arm.

I always thought there were seven arms. Maybe with counting all the spurs.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Milky_Way_Spiral_Arms.png/250px-

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