Zone of avoidance

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe 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.

Synonyms

galactic habitable zone local void local volume axis of evil anticenter apogalacticon cosmological horizon observable universe great attractor dwarf spheroidal galaxy olbers' paradox milky way galaxy

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