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Categories: Observational astronomy, Optical phenomena, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference
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counterglow  gegenschein  Counter glow  Lumière antisolaire
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Gegenschein or counterglow is a faintly bright spot in the night sky centered at the antisolar point. Wikipedia
Faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the antisolar point Wikidata
A faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the ecliptic directly opposite the Sun. Wiktionary
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