The type of galaxy that has arms containing sites of active star formation and starts close to a bulge in the center is a barred spiral galaxy. In these galaxies, the spiral arms extend from a bar-like structure that is often associated with regions of star formation, making them distinct from elliptical and irregular galaxies. Normal spiral galaxies exhibit similar characteristics but lack the central bar structure.
Which type of galaxy has arms that contain sites of active star formation and start close to a bulge in the center?
elliptical
irregular
barred spiral
normal spiral
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