gegenschein

Noun

Meaning

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

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Gegenschein in a fish-eye view of the night sky above the Paranal Observatory The Gegenschein is seen in this image as a brightening in the band running diagonally from the top left to lower right. Source: Internet

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