zodiacallight

zodiacallight
zodiacal light n.
A faint hazy cone of light, often visible in the west just after sunset or in the east just before sunrise, apparently caused by the reflection of sunlight from meteoric particles in the plane of the ecliptic.

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Universalium. 2010.

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