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Definition: Zodiacal Light |
Zodiacal LightNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Aerospace | A faint cone of light extending upward from the horizon in the direction of the ecliptic (zodiac). It is seen from tropical latitudes for a few hours after sunset or before sunrise.The spectrum of the zodiacal light is similar to that of sunlight, so it has been suggested that it is due to the scattering of sunlight by extraterrestrial dust particles. Some scattering is also due to electrons. (references) |
Geography | White or yellowish light which spreads out, in the night sky, more or less along the zodiac from the horizon on the side on which the Sun is hidden. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Zodiacal light is produced by sunlight reflecting off of particles of dust present throughout much of the solar system. The amount of material needed to produce the observed zodiacal light is amazingly small; if it were in the form of 1mm particles each with the same reflecting power as Earth's moon each particle would be 5 miles from its neighbours. The material producing the zodiacal light is located in a lens-shaped volume of space centered on the sun and extending well out beyond the orbit of Earth. The gegenschein may be due to the fact that particles directly opposite Earth from the sun would be in full phase.
See also: Optical phenomenon
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Crosswords: Zodiacal Light |
| English words defined with "zodiacal light": solar system. (references) |
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| Language | Translations for "zodiacal light"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | zodiakallys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zodiakaal licht. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | eläinratavalo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | lumière zodiacale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Zodiakallicht, Tierkreislicht. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ζωδιακό φως. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | luce zodiacale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 黄"光 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | "うどう"う (copper pyrites, fool's gold). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | odiacalzay ightlay luz zodiacal. (various references) luz zodiacal. (various references) zodiakljus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-g-h-i-i-l-l-o-t-z" | |
-3 letters: dialogical. | |
-4 letters: algicidal, glochidia. | |
-5 letters: agalloch, alogical, cathodal, chilidog, dialogic, gladiola, gladioli, taiglach, thalloid, zodiacal. | |
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