The Milky Way is tilted on the sky because
A) it's appearance depends entirely on where you are on Earth.
B) the Solar System is tilted compared to the disk of the Galaxy.
C) the Sun's gravity deflects incoming starlight.
D) the disk of the Galaxy is warped.
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