Astronomy for the use of schools and academies (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908, Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910 · New York : Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 348
e ecliptic and the zodiacal light with referenceto the western horizon at the time of sunset in March and inSeptember. It will be seen that in September the axis of thelight forms a small angle with the horizon, so that the phenom-enon is visible only a short time after sunset and low downwhere it… … and well up in the sky. Fig. 363 gives the position of the ecliptic and of the zodiacal light with reference to the eastern horizon at the time of sunrise, and shows why the zodiacal light is seen to better advan-tage in the morning during the summer and fall than during the winter and spring. It…
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