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IN 1952 and afterwards1–3, I suggested that the false zodiacal light—an early morning pyramid of light above the western horizon, resembling the zodiacal light which at that time would be on the opposite side of the sky—might be explained if Earth's gaseous tail were driven off mainly from the western twilight rim of the globe. I can now point to some recent findings that support this idea4,5.
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HOPE, E. Confirmation of Outer Atmospheric Asymmetry postulated to explain the False Zodiacal Light. Nature 192, 742 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192742a0
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