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[[File:Halo Starscope - Orion Arm.jpg|thumb|250px|A view of the Orion Arm.]] | [[File:Halo Starscope - Orion Arm.jpg|thumb|250px|A view of the Orion Arm.]] | ||
The '''Orion Arm''', also referred to as the '''Orion Spur''',<ref name="warfleet">''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 12-13</ref> is a spiral escalation of a minor spiral arm in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy that is approximately 3,500 light-years across and 10,000 light-years in length. It is located near the galactic core, between the [[Sagittarius Arm]] and the [[Perseus Arm]]. The Orion Arm is most notably home to the territories of both [[human]]ity and the [[Covenant]]. | The '''Orion Arm''', also referred to as the '''Orion Spur''',<ref name="warfleet">''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 12-13</ref> is a spiral escalation of a minor spiral arm in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy that is approximately 3,500 light-years across and 10,000 light-years in length. It is located near the galactic core, between the [[Sagittarius Arm]] and the [[Perseus Arm]]. The Orion Arm is most notably home to the territories of both [[human]]ity and the [[Covenant]].<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Astrography== | ==Astrography== | ||
The [[Orion complex]], the center of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]] and the location of their homeworld [[Ghibalb]], was located in the Orion Arm.<ref>''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'', p. 222</ref> The homeworlds and colonies of the former client species of the [[Covenant]] are also found in the Orion Arm. | The [[Orion complex]], the center of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]] and the location of their homeworld [[Ghibalb]], was located in the Orion Arm.<ref>''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'', p. 222</ref> The homeworlds and colonies of the former client species of the [[Covenant]] are also found in the Orion Arm.<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
The [[Sol system]], [[Earth]] and [[Human colonies|humanity's colonial space]] are within the Orion Arm. | The [[Sol system]], [[Earth]] and [[Human colonies|humanity's colonial space]] are within the Orion Arm. |