Zodiacal light — The zodiacal light is a faint, roughly triangular, whitish glow seen in the night sky which appears to extend up from the vicinity of the sun along the ecliptic or zodiac. In mid northern latitudes, the zodiacal light is best observed in the… … Wikipedia
Dust — For other uses, see Dust (disambiguation). A dust storm blankets Texas homes, in 1935. Dust consists of particles in the atmosphere that arise from various sources such as soil dust lifted up by wind (an Aeolian process), volcanic eruptions, and… … Wikipedia
zodiacal light — a luminous tract in the sky, seen in the west after sunset or in the east before sunrise and thought to be the light reflected from a cloud of meteoric matter revolving round the sun. [1725 35] * * * Band of very faint light in the night sky. It… … Universalium
zodiacal light — noun a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just before sunrise and just after sunset (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑reflection, ↑reflexion … Useful english dictionary
Interplanetary dust cloud — The interplanetary dust cloud is cosmic dust (small particles floating in space) which pervade the space between planets in the Solar System and in other planetary systems. It has been studied for many years in order to understand its nature,… … Wikipedia
Cosmic dust — Space dust redirects here. For other uses, see Space dust (disambiguation). Porous chondrite interplanetary dust particle. Cosmic dust is a type of dust composed of particles in space which are a few molecules to 0.1 µm in size. Cosmic dust… … Wikipedia
interplanetary dust particle — ▪ astronomy also called micrometeoroid, micrometeorite , or cosmic dust particle a small grain, generally less than a few hundred micrometres in size and composed of silicate minerals and glassy nodules but sometimes including sulfides,… … Universalium
Circumstellar dust — is astronomical dust around a star. It can be in the form of a spherical shell or a disk, e.g. an accretion disk. Circumstellar dust can be responsible for significant extinction and is usually the source of an infrared excess for stars that have … Wikipedia
Asteroid belt — For the album by Velvet Chain, see Asteroid Belt (album). The asteroid belt (shown in white) is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets… … Wikipedia
Gegenschein — The gegenschein in a fish eye view of the night sky above the Paranal Observatory. The gegenschein (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːɡənʃaɪn] German for countershine ) is a faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the antisolar point … Wikipedia
