Lol, I thought our confusion was over astrophysics and not English. The gaps are a real physical phenomenon that may or may not be visible depending on renderi

Lol, I thought our confusion was over astrophysics and not English. The gaps are a real physical phenomenon that may or may not be visible depending on rendering decisions. I wouldn't consider them a "rendering artifact" as I take that to imply the artifact was artificially created by the rendering. Either way, thanks for answering my questions!