Stream of consciousness rationale: This is the relevant information: Active star formation takes place in the disk (especially in the spiral arms, which represent areas of high density), but does not take place in the halo, as there is little gas cool enough to collapse into stars.
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Q: Although the disk contains dust that obscures the view in some wavelengths, the halo component does not. Active star formation takes place in the disk (especially in the spiral arms, which represent areas of high density), but does not take place in the halo, as there is little gas cool enough to collapse into stars. Open clusters are also located primarily in the disk.

Answer this question based on the passage: where does most star formation take place in the milky way?
A: the disk ( especially in the spiral arms , which represent areas of high density )