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This Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) shows Zodiacal light - light reflected from interplanetary dust, as seen from an observatory in New Mexico. The site includes a description of this phenomenon and commentary on the photo, as well as links for more information.
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image credit: Malcolm Park (North York Astronomical Association); image source; larger image This resource was featured by the Physics To Go collection from February 16, 2009 until March 1, 2009. View the feature here!


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© 2008 NASA GSFC
Keywords:
APOD, dust, dust band, gas
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created February 12, 2009 by Logan Hancock
Record Updated:
February 12, 2009 by Ed Lee
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when Cataloged:
December 14, 2008
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AIP Format
(Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2008), WWW Document, (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081214.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Zodiacal Light (Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2008), <https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081214.html>.
APA Format
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Zodiacal Light. (2008, December 14). Retrieved April 19, 2024, from Goddard Space Flight Center: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081214.html
Chicago Format
Goddard Space Flight Center. Astronomy Picture of the Day: Zodiacal Light. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, December 14, 2008. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081214.html (accessed 19 April 2024).
MLA Format
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Zodiacal Light. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, 2008. 14 Dec. 2008. 19 Apr. 2024 <https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081214.html>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{ Title = {Astronomy Picture of the Day: Zodiacal Light}, Publisher = {Goddard Space Flight Center}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {19 April 2024}, Month = {December 14, 2008}, Year = {2008} }
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