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A reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space
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gegenschein
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Wikipedia
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Gegenschein ( German for "countershine") is a faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the antisolar point .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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gegenschein \ge"gen*schein`\ (g[=a]"g[i^]n*sh[imac]n`) n. A faint patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space. Syn: counterglow.
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context astronomy English) A faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the ecliptic directly opposite the Sun.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space [syn: counterglow ]
Usage examples of gegenschein.
Of course, both the Gegenschein and the Zodiacal Light are too diffuse to be studied with telescopes, which, so to speak, magnify them out of existence.