... The Milky Way in Stars and Dust . ... Credit: Serge Brunier Explanation: The disk of our Milky Way Galaxy is home to hot nebulae, cold dust, and billions of stars. This disk can be seen from a dark location on Earth as a band of diffuse light across the sky . ... Dust is so plentiful that it obscures our Galaxy's center in visible light, hiding its true direction until discovered by other means early this century. ... Publications with keywords: Milky Way - dust - stars . ... A Milky Way Band . ...