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Zone of Avoidance
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The Zone of Avoidance, or Zone of Galactic Obscuration, is the area of the sky that is obscured by the Milky Way.
The Milky Way creates a Zone of Avoidance for local observers.
The Milky Way creates a Zone of Avoidance for local observers.
Milky Way
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The Milky Way or Milky Way Galaxy, or simply the Galaxy, is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the nig
Zone of Avoidance
…The Zone of Avoidance (ZOA, ZoA), or Zone of Galactic Obscuration (ZGO), is the area of the sky that is obscured by the Milky Way. The Zone of Avoidance was originally called the Zone of Few Nebulae in an 1878 paper by English astronomer Richard Proctor that referred to the…
The Galactic Center as seen from Earth's night sky (featuring the telescope's laser guide star).
The Galactic Center as seen from Earth's night sky (featuring the telescope's laser guide star).
The Milky Way as seen from a dark site with little light pollution
The Milky Way as seen from a dark site with little light pollution
Photograph of the "Great Andromeda Nebula" from 1899, later identified as the Andromeda Galaxy
Photograph of the "Great Andromeda Nebula" from 1899, later identified as the Andromeda Galaxy
A diagram of the Sun's location in the Milky Way; the angles represent longitudes in the galactic coordinate system
A diagram of the Sun's location in the Milky Way; the angles represent longitudes in the galactic coordinate system