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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.
https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/have-you-seen-the-zodiacal-l...
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Astronomy
- Fundamentals
= Properties of Light
- Milky Way
= Interstellar Medium
- Solar System
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- Upper Undergraduate
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Metadata instance created February 12, 2009 by Logan Hancock
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(Sky Publishing Corporation, Cambridge, 2009), WWW Document, (https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/have-you-seen-the-zodiacal-light/).
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Have You Seen the Zodiacal Light? (Sky Publishing Corporation, Cambridge, 2009), <https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/have-you-seen-the-zodiacal-light/>.
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Have You Seen the Zodiacal Light?. (2008, March 25). Retrieved April 18, 2024, from Sky Publishing Corporation: https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/have-you-seen-the-zodiacal-light/
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Sky Publishing Corporation. Have You Seen the Zodiacal Light?. Cambridge: Sky Publishing Corporation, March 25, 2008. https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/have-you-seen-the-zodiacal-light/ (accessed 18 April 2024).
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Have You Seen the Zodiacal Light?. Cambridge: Sky Publishing Corporation, 2009. 25 Mar. 2008. 18 Apr. 2024 <https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/have-you-seen-the-zodiacal-light/>.
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