Zodiacal light definition

Zodiacal light

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noun

(1) 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

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zodiacal light

soft glow of white light extending upward from the horizon along the ecliptic, particularly in the tropics.