Have You Seen the Zodiacal Light?

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This article from Sky & Telescope describes how to observe the zodiacal light, which is caused by light scattering from solar system dust. The optimum locations, times of the day, and months are mentioned. A photograph illustrates the phenomenon, and the diagram shows the relative positions of the sun, the earth, and a band of solar system dust. Visitors to the site can comment on their observations.

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/16987266.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Fundamentals = Properties of Light - Milky Way = Interstellar Medium - Solar System	- High School - Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Article

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	This resource was a Physics To Go feature from February 16, 2009 until March 1, 2009. View the feature here!

Access Rights:	Free access
Restriction:	© 2009 New Track Media Has a copyright or other licensing restriction.
Record Creator:	Metadata instance created February 12, 2009 by Logan Hancock
Record Updated:	Mar 07, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:	March 25, 2008

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<a href="http://www.compadre.org/informal/items/detail.cfm?ID=8517">Sky Publishing Corporation. Have You Seen the Zodiacal Light?. Cambridge: Sky Publishing Corporation, March 25, 2008.</a>

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Sky Publishing Corporation. Have You Seen the Zodiacal Light?. Cambridge: Sky Publishing Corporation, March 25, 2008. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/16987266.html (accessed 25 May 2013).

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