Probably less than 500 light-years away and effectively blocking light from more distant, background stars in the Milky Way, the densest part of the dust cloud is about 8 light-years long.

• 尘埃云的致密部分大约有8光年长，距离我们不到500光年远，并且有效地阻挡了我们银河系遥远背景恒星发出的星光。