Sentences with phrase «called zodiacal»

We see this disk as a dim glowing band, called the zodiacal light, running along the plane of the planets.

Starting with the total amount of observed infrared light, the researchers had to subtract the so - called zodiacal light produced by dust within our solar system and infrared light from stars and dust in the rest of our galaxy.

Not exact matches

The HOSTS Survey has determined that the typical level of zodiacal dust around other stars — called «exo - zodiacal dust» — is less than 15 times the amount found in our own solar system's habitable zone.

Pollux, also called Beta Geminorum, brightest star in the zodiacal constellation Gemini.