Astronomy Picture of the Day · August 10, 2025

Zodiacal Road

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 10, 2025 is “Zodiacal Road,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Ruslan Merzlyakov ( astrorms )). The original explanation runs about 169 words.

A night sky is shown above a road going off into the distance. An unusual area of brightened sky that does not block background stars appears diagonally from the lower right across the sky. Please see the explanation for more detailed infor — Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Ruslan Merzlyakov ( astrorms ) Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What’s that strange light down the road? Dust orbiting the Sun.”

— APOD editors, August 10, 2025

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: August 10, 2025
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Ruslan Merzlyakov ( astrorms )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 169 words