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gegenschein - translation to french
FAINT BRIGHTENING OF THE NIGHT SKY IN THE REGION OF THE ANTISOLAR POINT
Counterglow; Lumière antisolaire; Counter glow
![The gegenschein appears in this image as a bright spot on the diagonal band (running top left to lower right) above the [[Very Large Telescope]]. (The [[Andromeda Galaxy]] and [[Pleiades]] are prominent in the lower half of the image.)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gegenschein above the VLT.jpg?width=200 "The gegenschein appears in this image as a bright spot on the diagonal band (running top left to lower right) above the [[Very Large Telescope]]. (The [[Andromeda Galaxy]] and [[Pleiades]] are prominent in the lower half of the image.)")
gegenschein
n. gegenschein, a faint spot of light in the night sky
Definition
gegenschein
['ge?g?n????n]
¦ noun Astronomy a patch of very faint reflected light sometimes seen in the night sky opposite the position of the sun.
Origin
C19: Ger. Gegenschein, from gegen 'opposite' + Schein 'glow, shine'.
Wikipedia
Gegenschein
Gegenschein (; German: [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃaɪn]; lit. 'counter-shine') or counterglow is a faintly bright spot in the night sky centered at the antisolar point. The backscatter of sunlight by interplanetary dust causes this optical phenomenon.
