zone of avoidance

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The region of the Universe in alignment with the galactic plane of the Milky Way where few galaxies were initially seen due to dust interfering with the view of ground-based telescopes
Region of apparent absence of galaxies near the plane of the Milky Way Galaxy. Millions of external galaxies are in this region of the sky but are obscured by interstellar dust within the Milky Way. The zone's obscuration can be penetrated at the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. See also infrared astronomy
zone of avoidance

    Hyphenation

    zone of a·void·ance

    Turkish pronunciation

    zōn ıv ıvoydıns

    Pronunciation

    /ˈzōn əv əˈvoidəns/ /ˈzoʊn əv əˈvɔɪdəns/
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