Look In The Sky, It's A Giant Donut Hole! [Astro Pic]

Actually, its a dark molecular cloud also known as dark absorption nebulae. "What's that Joe?"
It huge mass of dust and molecular gas which when mixed (not stirred) creates a combination that zaps out all the visible light. Hence, you can't see stars hiding in the background. Our friend above is called Barnard 68 and it is located in the Ophiuchus constellation.

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