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This week, we’re talking about the zodiacal light, the elusive, cone-shaped glow that can sometimes be seen pointing nearly straight up from the horizon. To spot it at this time of year, look to the west about an hour after the Sun sets and twilight dies down. The strange sight is caused by sunlight reflecting off cosmic dust that abounds in our solar system.
Data from spacecraft have demonstrated that both collisions between asteroids in the main asteroid belt and debris from comets contribute to the zodiacal dust cloud, in a proportion roughly one part asteroid to three parts comet.
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