Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Zodiacal Light And Gegenschein

  • Chapter
The Light of the Night Sky

Part of the book series: Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs ((EPIS,volume 8))

  • 180 Accesses

Abstract

The projection of the Earth’s orbit on the celestial sphere, the ecliptic, delineates the apparent annual path of the Sun against the star background. The other major members of the solar system - the planets and their moons - move within a few degrees of the ecliptic as a consequence of their intrinsic orbital motions combined with that of the Earth.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Grotrian, W.: 1934, Z. Astrophys. 8, 124.

    Google Scholar 

  • Roach, F. E.: 1972, Astron. J. 77 , 887.

    Google Scholar 

  • van de Hulst, H. C.: 1947, Astrophys. J. 105, 471.

    Google Scholar 

  • Weinberg, J. L.: 1963, Photoelectric Polarimetry of the Zodiacal Light at A5300. Ph. D. Thesis, Univ. of Colorado.

    Google Scholar 

  • Weinberg, J. L.: 1964, Ann. Astrophys. 27, 718.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Rutgers, The State University, Newark, N.J., USA

    F.E. Roach

  2. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, H.I., USA

    F.E. Roach

  3. Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, H.I., USA

    Janet L. Gordon

Authors
  1. F.E. Roach
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Janet L. Gordon
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1973 D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Roach, F., Gordon, J.L. (1973). The Zodiacal Light And Gegenschein. In: The Light of the Night Sky. Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2553-9_3

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2553-9_3

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-90-277-0294-4

  • Online ISBN: 978-94-010-2553-9

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation