gegenschein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the ecliptic directly opposite the Sun.

/ˈɡeɪ.ɡənˌʃaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gegenschein.wav

gegenschein gegenscheins

Borrowed from German Gegenschein (“counter-shine”), from gegen- + Schein.

counterglow

Kordylewski cloud zodiacal light

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