zodiacal light
English
The zodiacal light.
Noun
zodiacal light (plural zodiacal lights)
- (astronomy) A soft glow of white light seen in the sky along the ecliptic in an elongated triangular form with its base being on the horizon, particularly in the tropics.
- 1896, H. G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau, New York: Stone & Kimball, pages 81–82:
- Westward I saw the zodiacal light mingling with the yellow brilliance of the evening star.
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Derived terms
- exozodiacal light
Related terms
- zodiacal cloud
- zodiacal dust
- exozodiacal dust
Translations
A soft glow of white light extending upward from the horizon along the ecliptic, particularly in the tropics.
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