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Sagittarius Arm
A significant spiral arm of our own Milky Way Galaxy. It passes between the Galactic Nucleus and the Sun's present location within the Orion Arm. It is much more extensive than the Orion Arm, however, and loops on for many thousands of light years to the other side of the Galaxy.
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