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Noun Concept
Categories: Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Observational astronomy, Optical phenomena
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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
IS A
light
optical phenomenon
DIFFERENT FROM
zodiacal light
DIRECTION
antisolar point
HAS CAUSE
scattering
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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counterglow, gegenschein
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gegenschein
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gegenschein
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gegenschein
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Counter glow, Counterglow, Lumière antisolaire

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