NOUN
- 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
How To Use gegenschein In A Sentence
- This is the Gegenschein, derived from a German word meaning "counterglow," since it is always opposite or "counter" in position to the sun in the sky. SPACE.com
- The gegenschein is visible as faint patch of light at the center of the image.
- But the gegenschein is very faint, a few magnitudes fainter than the Milky Way.
- When Sam turned away from the floor a gegenschein floated in her exhausted eyes. Sam and the Planets
- Two to look for: the gegenschein and zodiacal light. Want to see better? We'd have to turn out the lights.
- The spectrum of the gegenschein is similar to that of the Sun, and it is generally believed that it is the result of the reflection of sunlight from meteoric material or other dust in the Earth's orbital plane.
- There have been reports that under very favorable viewing conditions the zodiacal light extends to the gegenschein.
- This is the gegenschein, German for "counter-shine. Want to see better? We'd have to turn out the lights.
- Make 36 photographs of gegenschein, the faint nebulosity which appears opposite the Sun in certain conditions. Space
- The gegenschein is distinguished from zodiacal light by the high angle of reflection.
