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a faint pyramid of dawn or dusk glow made entirely of ancient cosmic dust.
means sunlight scattering off interplanetary dust particles concentrated in the plane of the solar system, visible as a soft glow before sunrise or after sunset.
from noted by observers for centuries but formally described in the 1600s by astronomers like Cassini, who tracked its cone-shaped appearance along the zodiac's path across the sky.
dust sourcemostly comet debris and asteroid collisions
best viewingneeds dark skies, no moon, no light pollution
nicknamecalled false dawn in some cultures
scaledust cloud spans millions of kilometers