| 单词 | zodiacal light |
| 例句 | Cosmic dust was known to exist in interstellar space for more than a century, supplementing the solar system dust—known from its reflected sunlight, which is observed as zodiacal light. Was the Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua a Nitrogen Iceberg? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The satellite also caught images of zodiacal light, which reflects off faint interplanetary dust that is usually obscured by the brightness of the sun. Public gets look at closest-ever pictures of sun 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Three other satellites included one that aims to study zodiacal light and image the Milky Way, officials said. European planet-studying mission launches from South America 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The zodiacal light is a triangular glow seen best in night skies free of overpowering moonlight and light pollution. A Meteor Shower and 8 More Can’t-Miss Sky Events in October 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The zodiacal lights rise over the Atacama Desert in Chile. This Week’s Night Sky: See an Eerie Pyramid of Light 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Illustrating the importance of dark skies, skygazers beyond city limits should be on the lookout for the faint but beautiful gleam of the zodiacal lights. This Week’s Night Sky: See Mercury Take Flight Catch the lineup and look for the glow of the zodiacal lights. This Week’s Night Sky: See Moon Pose with Mars and Saturn 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z The elusive zodiacal lights will glow on the horizon, and Jupiter’s moons play peek-a-boo as they move around the planet. This Week’s Night Sky: Look for Pyramid-Shaped Lights Throughout the week, just before local dawn and under very dark skies, the ghostly glow of the zodiacal lights will be visible across mid-northern latitudes around the globe. This Week’s Night Sky: A Lion Makes a Meteoric Roar 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Starting on September 4, the next two weeks mark the best chance for Northern Hemisphere observers to catch the elusive glow of the zodiacal lights. This Week’s Night Sky: See an Eerie Pyramid of Light 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z The zodiacal lights are actually created as sunlight reflects off countless interplanetary particles scattered along the plane of the solar system. This Week’s Night Sky: See Mercury Take Flight Beginning Tuesday, keen-eyed skywatchers in the mid-northern latitudes will get to witness the ghostly glow of the zodiacal lights just before local dawn. This Week’s Night Sky: Andromeda Time Machine 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Another phenomenon, the zodiacal light, appears in the east before sunup. Your Wednesday Briefing 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z In 2008, he finally finished his doctorate, with a thesis on zodiacal light, the faint patch of interstellar radiance that’s sometimes visible on the horizon at night. The Age of Asteroids 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z At the Lowell Observatory, Douglass succeeded in photographing the faint zodiacal light, and very successful photographs of Mars were taken at this institution as early as 1905 by Slipher. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z About fifty minutes after sunset, observed a strong ray of light in the west-by-south quarter, supposed to be a zodiacal light. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z This may account for the glow of the nebulae, and the zodiacal light. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z And where this nebular region, marked by the zodiacal light, terminates, the world of life begins, namely at the Earth. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z Over the sun's burial place stood the zodiacal light, a red grave pyramid, flaming unmoved up into the silent deep of blue. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Without any doubt it is a solar appendage and possibly it may merge into the zodiacal light. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Around them, however, there probably still floats a wide atmosphere of the more elastic materials, which the heat dissipates, of which the zodiacal light, perhaps, furnishes us with an example. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z The zodiacal light is an effect probably due to the reflection of sunlight from the myriads of these tiny meteors which occupy the space inside the earth's orbit. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z For, in the first place, we have the zodiacal light, a nebulous appendage to the Sun, as Herschel conceives, extending beyond the orbits of Mercury and Venus. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z Leibgeber, now that all his goals were reached, emitted a long, gladsome zodiacal light; and Firmian did not darken it with the full depth of his mourning night shadow, but only with the half-tints thereof. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Two to look for: the gegenschein and zodiacal light. Want to see better? We'd have to turn out the lights. 2010-06-08T04:00:00Z The new chapters treat of the circuits of the sun, planets, and comets, of the zodiacal lights, meteors, and meteoric stones. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. For a few nights there shone for him the pale, scattered, and sad zodiacal light, which, after the waning of the evening twilight, silvered until a late hour the western side of the sky. In Desert and Wilderness Sopdu was the god of the eastern desert, and he was identified with the cone of glowing zodiacal light which precedes the sunrise. The Religion of Ancient Egypt The resemblance to the zodiacal light was striking; and a community of origin between that enigmatical member of our system and the corona was irresistibly suggested. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition This so-called zodiacal light is sometimes called false dawn. Want to see better? We'd have to turn out the lights. 2010-06-08T04:00:00Z This is what is termed the zodiacal light, and is believed to be the thinner portion of the sun's atmosphere. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story A view of the zodiacal light is shown in Fig. The Story of the Heavens It cannot float in the atmosphere, for it is not a sort of meteorological phenomenon, like the aurora borealis or the zodiacal light. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy Should it "be compared to the coruscation of the electric fluid in the aurora borealis? or to the more magnificent cone of the zodiacal light?" A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition The sun was down, but a long, long twilight succeeded, with some faint show of a zodiacal light. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Yet further in the remove we find the zodiacal light. New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces A remarkable appendage to the sun, which extends to a distance very much greater than that of the corona, produces the phenomenon of the zodiacal light. The Story of the Heavens There was a remarkable comet in 1843, the tail of which was at first confounded with what is called the zodiacal light. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I "You might as well try to measure the zodiacal light," it was remarked to Sir George Airy. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition The zodiacal light is a peculiar brightness, pyramidal or wedge-like in form, seen at certain periods of the year in the eastern or western sky, before sunrise and after sunset. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 Now, for the first time, I saw what is called the zodiacal light. My First Voyage to Southern Seas The zodiacal light is well worth observing at this season of the year. A Field Book of the Stars About it, in far flung streamers of cold fire shone the mighty zodiacal light, an Aurora on a titanic scale. The Black Star Passes The supplies presumed to be contained in the zodiacal light would be quickly exhausted; a constant inflow from space would be needed to meet the demand. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition Some of his views and determinations were well founded; and from them we gather that the zodiacal light was nearly or quite the same in his day as at present. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 It treats of the heavenly nebulae, suns, planets, comets, aurora borealis, zodiacal light, meteors, and meteoric stones. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II At night, when the firmament is not aglow with the many-tinted lights and silent coruscations of the aurora borealis, the zodiacal light and the stars still shine with intense brightness. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers It was the zodiacal light, an aurora borealis on a scale inconceivable! The Black Star Passes From the zodiacal light, then, Mayer derived the store needed for supporting the sun's radiations. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition From this account of what the zodiacal light appears to be, we proceed to consider what it is. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 We may remark that the main part of the zodiacal light shifts to the south side of the celestial equator as we cross the line. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Some have even surmised that the zodiacal light is an illuminated tornado of stones showering into the sun to feed its tremendous conflagration. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life For the zodiacal light, which is caused by this radial stream, is at times much more vivid than at others. Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence The nights have hitherto been clear, and the zodiacal light is always brilliant. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government Some inquirers—arguing from the 'nebular theory,' which assumes the formation of the several planets, one after another, from nebulous matter—have supposed the zodiacal light to be a remnant of that matter yet unconcentrated. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 The zodiacal light here appears in all its glory. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America With respect to the zodiacal light, that rock against which so many reveries have been wrecked, it consists of the most volatile parts of the primitive nebula. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Long after sunset, and long before sunrise, night after night, the faint, nebulous gleam of the zodiacal lights stretches up toward the zenith. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The sun has its fiery flames, corona, zodiacal light, and perhaps a finer kind of atmosphere than we know. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work According to Humboldt, 'we may with great probability attribute the zodiacal light to the existence of an extremely oblate ring of nebulous matter, revolving freely in space between the orbits of Venus and Mars.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 Regarding the question whether the place of the zodiacal light perfectly coincides with that of the Sun's equator, see Houzeau, in Schum., COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Kant's speculations on a possible destruction and re-birth of the solar system, on the nature of Saturn's ring, and on the nature of the zodiacal light are similar in several regards to present-day beliefs. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 The system comprises the major planets, with their satellites; the minor planets, or asteroids, and the comets; also, the meteorids, the matter that furnishes the zodiacal light, and the rings of Saturn. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section S Sometimes they have no tail, having a nucleus surrounded by nebulosity like a dim sun with zodiacal light; sometimes one tail, sometimes half a dozen. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work Mairan, who wrote in 1731, was of opinion that the zodiacal light consisted of particles thrown off from the sun by its rapid rotation, or a species of atmosphere peculiar to the central orb. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 I have occasionally been astonished in the tropical climates of south america, to observe the variable intensity of the zodiacal light. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Westward I saw the zodiacal light mingling with the yellow brilliance of the evening star. The Island of Doctor Moreau Is this the origin of the zodiacal light? History of Astronomy From the horizon the brightness of the zodiacal light streamed mysteriously upward into the depth of heaven, dimming the stars. Lying Prophets In the meteoric showers of November, the meteors are actually seen to come from the extreme portions of the zodiacal light, or rather a little beyond the visible portions.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 When the zodiacal light had been most intense, i have observed that it would be perceptibly weakened for a few minutes, until it again suddenly shone forth in full brilliancy. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 We have also seen that astronomers regard the zodiacal light as a residuum of matter enveloping the sun, and which was probably at one time denser than it is now. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation On the 18th of January, and the 15th of February, 1800, the intensity of the zodiacal light changed in a very perceptible manner, at intervals of two or three minutes. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 But, in addition to what I have already urged in regard to Encke's comet and the zodiacal light, I had been strengthened in my opinion by certain observations of Mr. Schroeter, of Lilienthal. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 The phenomena of light depend upon conditions still less understood, and their variability at twilight, as well as in the zodiacal light, excite our astonishment. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Experiments with a large concave mirror have not hitherto given any positive evidence of the presence of radiant heat in the zodiacal light. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Cassini believed that the nebulous ring of zodiacal light consisted of innumerable small planetary bodies revolving round the Sun. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Cassini admitted "that the zodiacal light was feebler in certain years, and then returned to its former brilliancy." Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The lenticular-shaped phenomenon, also called the zodiacal light, was a matter worthy of attention. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 Toward 10 o'clock the zodiacal light generally becomes very faint in this part of the Southern Ocean, and at midnight I have scarcely been able to trace a vestige of it. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 The light circle which, in total solar eclipses, is seen surrounding the darkened Sun, I have regarded as the brightest portion of the zodiacal light. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Narrow elongated clouds are scattered over the beautiful deep azure of the distant horizon, flitting past the zodiacal light as before a golden curtain. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 But this excellent observer does not mention those changes of intensity in the zodiacal light which I have several times remarked within the tropics, in the space of a few minutes. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 During these variations of the zodiacal light, the hygrometer indicated considerable dryness. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 In other years I saw the zodiacal light augment in the southern hemisphere half an hour before its disappearance. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Rothmann must certainly have confounded the disappearance of the setting zodiacal light in the vapors of the western horizon with the actual cessation of twilight. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Sometimes, during nights equally clear, I sought in vain for the zodiacal light, when, on the previous night, it had appeared with the greatest brilliancy. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 I am rather inclined to think that the variations of the zodiacal light are not all appearances dependent on certain modifications in the state of our atmosphere. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Researches on the zodiacal light have acquired a new degree of interest since geometricians have taught us that we are ignorant of the real causes of this phenomenon. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 |
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