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Where do spiral arms usually begin in a barred spiral galaxy?

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  1. At the halo's edge
  2. At the ends of the bar
  3. At random points in the disk

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  1. Types of Galaxies openstax.org/books/astronomy/pages/26-2-types-of-galaxies Checked 2026-10-10.

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