Yup, we're in a spiral arm of this galaxy just about at the red dot. Does that make you feel insignificant?
This is really the Milky Way in Scorpius-Sagittarius. The direction to the galactic centre is about halfway between the center of the picture and the left edge. This image was obtained at
Earth and Universe, a comprehensive multimedia guide to Stars and Galaxies. Used without permission.
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