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<blockquote data-quote="blackstar" data-source="post: 757075" data-attributes="member: 47518"><p>Here is a note (March 31, 2021) from Andrew Fazekas in National Geographic's "The Night Skies" coverage:</p><p></p><p>"The Ghostly Zodiacal Light: Tonight and for the next two weeks, keen-eyed skywatchers across northern latitudes get a chance to witness the ghostly glow of the zodiacal lights for about one to two hours after dusk in the western sky. This pyramid-shaped beam of light (pictured above from Chile in 2009) is easily mistaken for the lights of a far-off city. For many centuries, observers have been fooled into thinking the zodiacal light is either the last vestige of evening twilight or the first hints of morning twilight, depending on the time of year it appears. It was believed to have been caused by sunlight hitting the very top of Earth’s atmosphere. But it turns out this light is much more ethereal, resulting from sunlight reflecting off the countless dust particles floating in space. All these dust particles are leftovers from the birth of the planets about 4.5 billion years ago. The best chances to catch this light phenomenon will come in the dark countryside... " And the photo:</p><p>[ATTACH]354861[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>My first attempts were all failure, shot on 3-12-21 though.</p><p>One of the original:</p><p>[ATTACH]354862[/ATTACH]</p><p>HDR processed:</p><p>[ATTACH]354863[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>So wonder if anyone has done this before or is interested to give it a try soon? Appreciate your sharing of experience, opinions, ideas, and comments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blackstar, post: 757075, member: 47518"] Here is a note (March 31, 2021) from Andrew Fazekas in National Geographic's "The Night Skies" coverage: "The Ghostly Zodiacal Light: Tonight and for the next two weeks, keen-eyed skywatchers across northern latitudes get a chance to witness the ghostly glow of the zodiacal lights for about one to two hours after dusk in the western sky. This pyramid-shaped beam of light (pictured above from Chile in 2009) is easily mistaken for the lights of a far-off city. For many centuries, observers have been fooled into thinking the zodiacal light is either the last vestige of evening twilight or the first hints of morning twilight, depending on the time of year it appears. It was believed to have been caused by sunlight hitting the very top of Earth’s atmosphere. But it turns out this light is much more ethereal, resulting from sunlight reflecting off the countless dust particles floating in space. All these dust particles are leftovers from the birth of the planets about 4.5 billion years ago. The best chances to catch this light phenomenon will come in the dark countryside... " And the photo: [ATTACH=CONFIG]354861._xfImport[/ATTACH] My first attempts were all failure, shot on 3-12-21 though. One of the original: [ATTACH=CONFIG]354862._xfImport[/ATTACH] HDR processed: [ATTACH=CONFIG]354863._xfImport[/ATTACH] So wonder if anyone has done this before or is interested to give it a try soon? Appreciate your sharing of experience, opinions, ideas, and comments. [/QUOTE]
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