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| - | [{{:image:space:sagittarius_arm_from_terra.png?150 |Archive image of the Sagittarius Arm from pre-fall Terra((Image adapted from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Milky_Way_Sagittarius_Arm.jpg]] by Amila Sanjaya Karunarathna. [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]]))}}]The Sagittarius Arm (also known as the Carina-Sagittarius Arm) is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. It varies from approximately 2,000 to 4,000 light-years across. The Saggital Gulf divides the nearer part of the arm in two - the gulf is an area of low stellar density that occupies the majority of the [[sector:Sagittal Gulf Sector|Sagittal Gulf]], [[sector:Coreward Gulf Sector|Coreward Gulf]] and [[sector:Tulaki Spur Sector|Tulaki Spur]] [[Sectors]]. The Sagittarius Arm in the [[Trailing Coreward Quadrant]] is primarily controlled by the [[Dominion]], and contains [[system:Origin]], the homeworld of the [[Tulaki]] species. | + | [{{:image:space:sagittarius_arm_from_terra.png?150 |Archive image of the Sagittarius Arm from pre-fall Terra((Image adapted from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Milky_Way_Sagittarius_Arm.jpg]] by Amila Sanjaya Karunarathna. [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en|CC BY-SA 3.0]]))}}]The Sagittarius Arm (also known as the Carina-Sagittarius Arm) is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. It varies from approximately 2,000 to 4,000 light-years across. The Saggital Gulf divides the nearer part of the arm in two - the gulf is an area of low stellar density that occupies the majority of the [[sector:Sagittal Gulf Sector|Sagittal Gulf]], [[sector:Coreward Gulf Sector|Coreward Gulf]] and [[sector:Tulaki Spur Sector|Tulaki Spur]] [[Sectors]]. The Sagittarius Arm in the [[Trailing Coreward Quadrant]] is primarily controlled by the [[Dominion]], and contains [[system:Origin]], the homeworld of the [[Dominion#Dominant Species - Tulaki|Tulaki]] species. |
| [{{ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Milky_Way_Arms_ssc2008-10.svg/512px-Milky_Way_Arms_ssc2008-10.svg.png?250|Milky Way Galaxy with named arms.((Image from [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milky_Way_Arms_ssc2008-10.svg]]))}}]The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, consisting of a central crossbar from which two major and several minor spiral arms radiate outwards. The Sagittarius Arm lies between two major spiral arms — the Centaurus Arm inside and the [[Perseus Arm]] outside. More locally, the [[Orion Arm]] lies between the Sagittarius Arm and the Perseus Arm. The Sagittarius Arm is one of the most pronounced arms in the galaxy as a large number of young stars, ionized gases and giant molecular clouds are concentrated in it. | [{{ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Milky_Way_Arms_ssc2008-10.svg/512px-Milky_Way_Arms_ssc2008-10.svg.png?250|Milky Way Galaxy with named arms.((Image from [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milky_Way_Arms_ssc2008-10.svg]]))}}]The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, consisting of a central crossbar from which two major and several minor spiral arms radiate outwards. The Sagittarius Arm lies between two major spiral arms — the Centaurus Arm inside and the [[Perseus Arm]] outside. More locally, the [[Orion Arm]] lies between the Sagittarius Arm and the Perseus Arm. The Sagittarius Arm is one of the most pronounced arms in the galaxy as a large number of young stars, ionized gases and giant molecular clouds are concentrated in it. | ||
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