The zodiacal light is one of the faintest wonders of the night sky, visible only where darkness still survives. Captured from Pico do Desengano, the park’s highest point, the image shows it rising above Latin America’s first and only International Dark Sky Park, while the artificial glow of Campos dos Goytacazes spreads across the horizon. The photograph contrasts a rare natural light with the growing impact of urban skyglow, showing both the value of dark skies and how easily they can be diminished.
