Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
304 followers · 133 posts · Server astrodon.social
On Wed 22nd Feb '23 I think I caught a hint of the #ZodiacalLight from North #Oxfordshire. It's the faint cone of light outlined in the 2nd image, caused by sunlight reflecting off interplanetary dust. Canon 1100D with 10-18mm lens. 4 x 25 sec. Click the images to expand
yeti · @yeti
51 followers · 110 posts · Server emacs.chAnton Petrov
Hubble Uncovers Mystery Glow Inside the Solar System, But What's Causing It?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biCCNrTNk0s
#AntonPetrov #astronomy #axions #DarkMatter#mystery #solarsystem #ZodiacalLight
#antonpetrov #astronomy #axions #darkmatter #solarsystem #zodiacallight
Andrea Gianopoulos · @ladyastronomer
24 followers · 18 posts · Server universeodon.com
#NASA #Hubble Detects Ghostly Glow Surrounding Our Solar System
Astronomers studied 200,000 Hubble images and made thousands of measurements to look for any residual background glow in the sky.
The "leftover" light they found was likely caused by sunlight reflecting off of dust from comets:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/hubble-detects-ghostly-glow-surrounding-our-solar-system
#nasa #hubble #astronomy #Astrodon #solarsystem #zodiacallight
Alexander Rogge · @alexanderrogge
34 followers · 906 posts · Server brighteon.socialPaul Scott Anderson - Background glow of the universe is oddly bright:
https://earthsky.org/space/background-glow-universe-new-horizons/
#BackgroundGlow #CosmicGlow #CosmicOpticalBackground #COB #NewHorizons #LORRI #ZodiacalLight #Cosmology #Astronomy
#astronomy #cosmology #zodiacallight #LORRI #newhorizons #cob #CosmicOpticalBackground #CosmicGlow #BackgroundGlow