Description: 在太陽系內，行星和其他天體大多在黃道面內運行。附近的行星際塵埃也集中在黃道面附近。太陽發出的一些光線會被黃道面上的行星際塵粒反射到地球上。大體上，這會在夜空中沿著黃道帶––即夜空中靠近黃道的區域，產生一條微弱的發光帶。實際上，只有在日出前不久的東邊或日落後不久的西邊、接近地平線的地方，而且只有在自然狀態下黑暗的觀測地點，肉眼才能看到這種輝光。這部分可見的輝光就是黃道光：一個彌散的輝光區域，形狀像一個圓形的拉長三角形，從地平線沿著黃道伸展到近處。

Related Terms:

• 灰塵
• 黃道
• 黃道十二宮

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