I’m not an expert but I don’t think this is true. The dark streak in the Milky Way (the “Great Rift”) is actually dust clouds that obscure our view of stars. h

I’m not an expert but I don’t think this is true. The dark streak in the Milky Way (the “Great Rift”) is actually dust clouds that obscure our view of stars. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Rift_(astronomy) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Rift_(astronomy)