Why doesn't the asteroid belt block our view of the jovial planets?

[Chronothread]

Why doesn't the asteroid belt block our view of the jovial planets? I'm assuming it's because the asteroids are just too few, far apart, and small to affect our view, but I'm not sure and I'd like to know.

Thanks!

 

[mgb_phys]

I'm assuming it's because the asteroids are just too few, far apart, and small to affect our view, but I'm not sure and I'd like to know.

Correct, There are estimated to be about 1 rock per million km^3, if you were inside the belt you would have a job even seeing the other objects.
They aren't a couple of diameters apart like in star wars.