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The Milky Way, Venus and the zodiacal light

by

S.Brunier/Novapix

Reference

a-vlc02-00030

Date

2006-12-20

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.