From what has been said of its position it is evident that the zodiacal band, when seen across the sky, must include it.
MagnitudeNo of Stars in Zodiacal BandVisibility of Occultation
1
4
(Aldebaran, Regulus,
Spica, Antares) ...
This task required that hand-drawn sky charts be prepared for all stars in the zodiacal band down to an agreed-upon limit of faintness. On subsequent nights, the sky would be charted again and any moving object would, hopefully, be spotted.
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable entry for zodiac
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences entry for zodiacal light
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition entry for zodiacal light
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition entry for zodiacal band ...
It is possible that these particles are part of a tail of the earth, extending away from the sun like the tail of a comet. The gegenschein is one of several skyglows that also include the zodiacal light and the zodiacal band.
 See also: Zodiac, Earth, Sky, Astronomy, Atmosphere
  
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