When we look into the band of light in our sky that we call the Milky Way,can we see distant galaxies? Why or why not?
A)Yes,they appear as small,fuzzy patches on the other side of our galaxy.
B)Yes,there are many other galaxies that we see inside the Milky Way.
C)No,because the stars,gas,and dust of the Milky Way block us from seeing them,however we can see close galaxies.
D)No,because there are only galaxies above and below the plane of the Milky Way.
E)No,we cannot see any other galaxies from Earth.

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The stars, gas, and dust of the Milky Way block us from seeing distant galaxies within the same band of light. However, we can see close galaxies outside of the Milky Way. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

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