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The Milky Way, Venus and the zodiacal light

author: S.Brunier/Novapix

reference: a-vlc02-00030

Image Size 300 DPI: 36 * 24 cm

Venus setting seen from the Mauna Kea summit in Hawaii. Bright light around it is the zodiacal light. It comes from the reflexion of the sun's light off tiny interplanetary dust particles in the plane of the solar system. 

Keywords for this photo:

2006 - ASTRONOMY - DUST - HAWAII - HORIZON - MAUNA KEA - MILKY WAY - PLANET - STAR - VENUS - ZODIACAL LIGHT -