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March 10, 2021 The zodiacal light is a strange pyramid of light that extends from the eastern or western horizon, before dawn or as true darkness falls. It was known to stem from dust moving in the plane of our solar system. The Juno spacecraft has found that Mars might be the source of the dust. From Northern Hemisphere locations, in the weeks and months around the equinox, you can look west each evening after true darkness falls toward a mysterious hazy pyramid of light. It’s called the zodiacal light, and you can see it from the Southern Hemisphere, too; from there, at this time of year, you’d look east before dawn. This strange column of hazy light can be very bright and noticeable in dark skies, especially from latitudes closer to the equator, such as those in the southern U.S. Farther north or south, the light appears fainter, but it’s still traceable against a dark sky background. This mysterious light has long been known as sunlight reflecting off dust grains that mov

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