... Recorded after sunset, the wedge of light extending upward through the scene is Zodiacal light , sunlight scattered by dust along the solar system's ecliptic plane . A faint meteor was also caught in the view, but approaching a conjunction, brilliant Venus and bright Jupiter dominate the skyscape. ... Publications with keywords: conjunction - Jupiter - zodiacal light . Publications with words: conjunction - Jupiter - zodiacal light . ... Venus, Zodiacal Light, and the Galactic Center . ...