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    The Disk Component 
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    Stars, gas, and dust 
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    The spiral arms 
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    Size: 
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    Luminous Diameter ~ 25 kpc 
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    Thickness 300 pc – 1 kpc 
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    The Spherical Component 
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    Old Stars, but little gas or dust 
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    The Halo 
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    Globular clusters 
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    Isolated old stars 
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    red dwarfs, giants, white 
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    The Nuclear Bulge 
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