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Mike D
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I took this picture (20 min, iso 400, f/4, 27mm-80mm zoom) sometime between 3:00 and 4:30 a.m.
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Mike D
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I don't think it is light pollution because I have LP to the west. Here's a pick of the west into the LP with the same setup.
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ClownFish
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It could be, but its a bit orange. When was first twilight? Zodiacal light is well before twilight, and it usually get dark again just before twilight begins.
It also usually is a quite narrow, angled along the ecliptic.
My shot of it is HERE. I'm not saying it isn't though - as I have little personal experience except for this one shot I grabbed at 0330 AM. Even the roosters started to crow as they thought the sun was coming up - but then after a 1/2 hour it got dark again.
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AstroBobo
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Mike, I think it's LP. Zodiacal light has a more defined shape which follows, well, the zodiac.
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Mike D
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Hmmm...
Maybe the towns to the west use blue/white metal halide street lights and the towns to the east use amber high pressure sodium.
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