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Gegenschein

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
counterglow
plural
Gegenscheins
possessive
Gegenschein's
pluralpossessive
Gegenscheins'