few people today even know that the Milky Way is a spiral arm of our galaxy,containing such a dense cluster of stars that in the past it appeared not as individual points of light but as a splash of light across the night sky.Why is it no longer visible this way?

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Light pollution from artificial lights in urban areas has made it difficult to see the Milky Way as a splash of light across the night sky. The excess light drowns out the fainter stars and makes it harder to observe celestial objects.

Few People Today Even Know That the Milky Way Is