zodiacal light
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zodiacal light
noun zodiacal lights
- 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. I also, this morning gave attention to the stars as seen through the Zodiacal Light, and found, even to 4ʰ 30ᵐ, when the effulgent Light below the zigzag lines is very strong, that with the naked eye I could readily make out stars of the 6th magnitude within the effulgent Light; [...]
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noun soft glow of white light extending upward from the horizon along the ecliptic, particularly in the tropics
| Español | luz zodiacal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 황도광 hwangdogwang |
| Français | lumière zodiacale |
| Română | lumină zodiacală |
| Русский | зодиака́льный свет zodiakálʹnyj svet |
| العربية | اَلْفَجْر اَلْكَاذِب al-fajr al-kāḏib |
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title = {zodiacal light},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zodiacal%20light},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
