That thin lucence is called the Zodiacal light. Over the opposite side of the night horizon is another just perceptible glow rarely perceived called the Gegenschein, or counterglow. In the tropics ...

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Zodiacal light, often called "false dusk," is a phenomenon caused by sunlight scattering off interplanetary dust particles within the solar system. These dust particles, comprising remnants from ...

Zodiacal light is a faint, triangular glow visible after sunset in spring or before dawn in autumn. "It’s caused by sunlight ...

This month is a great time to see the zodiacal light. It’s a pyramid-shaped white glow on the western horizon about 90 minutes after sunset. It’s visible in dark skies around the March equinox ...

It explains: "For those in dark-sky locations, late February offers a chance to see the faint glow of the zodiacal light. Zodiacal light is a faint, triangular glow visible after sunset in spring ...

In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga fill the southern sky stretching all the way to zenith — the point directly overhead. Dire ...