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counterglow

American  
[koun-ter-gloh] / ˈkaʊn tərˌgloʊ /

noun

Astronomy.

  1. gegenschein.

counterglow British  
/ ˈkaʊntəˌɡləʊ /

noun

  1. another name for gegenschein

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Etymology

Origin of counterglow

1850–55; translation of German Gegenschein. See counter-, glow

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Over the opposite side of the night horizon is another just perceptible glow rarely perceived called the Gegenschein, or counterglow.

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