Astronomers think the Milky Way has spiral arms because
A. globular clusters outline spiral arms.
B. X-ray maps show that dust clouds are distributed in the disk with a spiral pattern.
C. they can see them unwinding along the celestial equator.
D. young star clusters, HII regions, and associations outline spiral arms.
E. All of these choices are correct.
Answer: D
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