zodiacal light
New Horizons Measures the Background Light of the Universe
Think about background radiation and most people immediately think of the cosmic background radiation and stories of pigeon excrement during…
What I Learned Writing ‘Night Sky with the Naked Eye’
My book Night Sky with the Naked Eye publishes today. It would have never seen the light of day much less…
A Challenge in Visual Athletics: Hunting the Gegenschein
Hunting the elusive counter glow known as the gegenschein takes sharp eyes, dark skies, persistence and patience. This weekend provides…
Comet Catalina Grows Two Tails, Soars at Dawn
Amateur astronomer Chris Schur of Arizona had only five minutes to observe and photograph Comet Catalina this morning before twilight…
VLTI Detects Exozodiacal Light Around Exoplanets
If you've ever stood outside after twilight has passed, or a few hours before the sun rises at dawn, then…
Mercury Pierces the Zodiacal Light at Dawn this Weekend
Psst! Ever spy the planet Mercury? The most bashful of all the naked eye planets makes its best dawn appearance…
LADEE Sees Zodiacal Light before Crashing into Moon, but Apollo Mystery Remains
Sunrise over the surface of the moon: a series of star tracker images taken by LADEE Saturday, April 12. The…
Happy Equinox! – A Perfect Time to See the Zodiacal Light
Welcome to the first day of spring! If you have a clear night between now and April 1, celebrate the…
Dark Sky Regulations Bring Zodiacal Light to Rhode Island Observatory
The result of sunlight reflected off fine particles of dust aligned along the plane of the Solar System, zodiacal light…
Astrophoto: Zodiacal Light at Dawn
Sometimes, if you are lucky, dawn comes before the dawn. The zodiacal light – or false dawn, as it is…