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From Earth, the Milky Way galaxy appears as a band of stars in the night sky. Which answer best explains the reason for this?

A The Milky Way is an elliptical galaxy shaped like a Iong narrow band.
B We see the edge of the Milky Way's flattened shape from our perspective inside one of the galaxy's spiral arms.
C. The illusion of a band of stars is caused by Earth's rotation from a central position at the center of the galaxy.

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