In the 26,000 light years between the telescope and the star, I would guess that enough matter would exist, from stars to planets to dust, that it would complete occlude our view of the star. I would expect that objects would continuously be moving in and out of the way.
Is it that space is really so empty that you can get a direct view over 26,000 light years, or is it that we are looking at this star because it's one of the few we can see directly, or is it something else?
Is it that space is really so empty that you can get a direct view over 26,000 light years, or is it that we are looking at this star because it's one of the few we can see directly, or is it something else?