Local Star Formation

• Near the plane (|b| < 5 ), spiral structure can be traced via molecular gas, HII regions, and OB associations.

  • Orion (Local) Arm
  • Sagittarius Arm
  • Perseus Arm
  • Cygnus Arm

deZeeuw et al. (1999)

r = 1 kpc

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