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ZODIACAL LIGHT is an astronomical phenomenon in which a diffuse cone of light glows off the horizon. This is sometimes called FALSE DAWN. This event is caused by sunlight scattering from cosmic dust in the plane of our Earth’s orbit. Learn how to identify the zodiacal light and what causes it.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:19 What it looks like and where to find it...
01:47 Vs. Milky Way galaxy
02:15 When to observe it...
02:59 Light Pollution
03:35 What causes this...
04:56 Review
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Photo Attributions
▶Zodiacal Light on Mauna Kea: By Steven Keys - Own work, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67573363
▶ESO’s Very Large Telescope Panoramic: By ESO/H.H. Heyer - eso.org/public/images/vlt-mw-potw/, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21805229
▶ESO’s Very Large Telescope: By ESO/Y. Beletsky - eso.org/public/images/yb_paranal_after_sunset_cc/, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22418389
▶Cosmic Dust Particle: By The original uploader was Amara at English Wikipedia. - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Common Good using CommonsHelper., CC BY 1.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6267225
▶Cosmic Collision: By NASA/JPL-Caltech - photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA18469.jpg, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35002931
Solar System Animation: By NASA at media.giphy.com/media/APq0WQXgQQrKFcBbjP/giphy.gif
▶Halley’s Comet: By NASA/W. Liller - NSSDC's Photo Gallery (NASA):nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-comets.htmlnssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/planetary/comet/lspn_comet_halley1.jpg, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=544352
▶Light Pollution on Earth: By Data: Marc Imhoff/NASA GSFC, Christopher Elvidge/NOAA NGDC; Image: Craig Mayhew and Robert Simmon/NASA GSFC - visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=55167 (image link), Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=233702
▶Full Moon: By NASA - spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-103/html/s103e5037.html, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1458138
▶Equatorial Plane (with Solstices and Equinoxes): By Divad - Own work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10512864
▶La Silla Observatory Zodiacal light: By ESO/Y. Beletsky - eso.org/public/images/zodiacal_beletsky_potw/, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29397184
▶Jupiter and dust particles: By Don Davis - Donald Davis' official site., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1684432
▶Zodiacal light, Milky Way, and planet with person: By ESO/Y. Beletsky - eso.org/public/images/potw1614a/, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47969498
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ZODIACAL LIGHT is an astronomical phenomenon in which a diffuse cone of light glows off the horizon. This is sometimes called FALSE DAWN. This event is caused by sunlight scattering from cosmic dust in the plane of our Earth’s orbit. Learn how to identify the zodiacal light and what causes it.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:19 What it looks like and where to find it...
01:47 Vs. Milky Way galaxy
02:15 When to observe it...
02:59 Light Pollution
03:35 What causes this...
04:56 Review
Check it Out
▶ Download Free STARGAZING Guide: learnthesky.com/stargazing-starter-guide
Playlists
▶ Stargazing Basics: bit.ly/LearntheSky-StargazingBasics
▶ Zodiacal Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-ZodiacalConstellations
▶ Circumpolar Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-Circumpolar
▶ Winter Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-WinterConstellations
▶ Spring Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-SpringConstellations
▶ Summer Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-SummerConstellations
▶ Autumn Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-AutumnConstellations
▶ Stars: bit.ly/LearntheSky-Stars
▶ Planets: bit.ly/LearntheSky-Planets
▶ Celestial Objects: bit.ly/LearntheSky-CelestialObjects
▶ Versus Videos: bit.ly/LearntheSky-VersusVideos
▶ Celestial Events: bit.ly/LearntheSky-CelestialEvents
▶ Citizen Science: bit.ly/LearntheSky-CitizenScience
Photo Attributions
▶Zodiacal Light on Mauna Kea: By Steven Keys - Own work, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67573363
▶ESO’s Very Large Telescope Panoramic: By ESO/H.H. Heyer - eso.org/public/images/vlt-mw-potw/, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21805229
▶ESO’s Very Large Telescope: By ESO/Y. Beletsky - eso.org/public/images/yb_paranal_after_sunset_cc/, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22418389
▶Cosmic Dust Particle: By The original uploader was Amara at English Wikipedia. - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Common Good using CommonsHelper., CC BY 1.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6267225
▶Cosmic Collision: By NASA/JPL-Caltech - photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA18469.jpg, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35002931
Solar System Animation: By NASA at media.giphy.com/media/APq0WQXgQQrKFcBbjP/giphy.gif
▶Halley’s Comet: By NASA/W. Liller - NSSDC's Photo Gallery (NASA):nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-comets.htmlnssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/planetary/comet/lspn_comet_halley1.jpg, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=544352
▶Light Pollution on Earth: By Data: Marc Imhoff/NASA GSFC, Christopher Elvidge/NOAA NGDC; Image: Craig Mayhew and Robert Simmon/NASA GSFC - visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=55167 (image link), Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=233702
▶Full Moon: By NASA - spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-103/html/s103e5037.html, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1458138
▶Equatorial Plane (with Solstices and Equinoxes): By Divad - Own work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10512864
▶La Silla Observatory Zodiacal light: By ESO/Y. Beletsky - eso.org/public/images/zodiacal_beletsky_potw/, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29397184
▶Jupiter and dust particles: By Don Davis - Donald Davis' official site., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1684432
▶Zodiacal light, Milky Way, and planet with person: By ESO/Y. Beletsky - eso.org/public/images/potw1614a/, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47969498
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