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Definition of Counterglow

Counterglow
Counter Coun"ter, n. Over the counter (Stock Exchanges), in an office; -- said of business so done, as distinguished from that done at an exchange. [Cant] Counterglow Coun"ter*glow`, n. (Astron.) An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen during September and October, when in the constellations Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet understood. Called also Gegenschein.

Meaning of Counterglow from wikipedia

- Gegenschein (/ˈɡeɪɡənˌʃaɪn/; German: [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃaɪn]; lit. 'counter-shine') or counterglow is a faintly bright spot in the night sky centered at the antisolar point...
- clear and moonless night sky. A related phenomenon is gegenschein (or counterglow), sunlight backscattered from the interplanetary dust, which appears...
- survey was not sensitive to diffuse clouds. Roach, J. R. (January 1975). "Counterglow from the earth-moon libration points". Planetary and Space Science. 23...
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- Retrieved 2023-02-25. "Free Game of the W**** - BBC Climate Challenge". Counterglow Forums. February 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved...
- night as "night-glow"; or in connection with the gegenschein as either "counterglow" or "countershine" as part of the zodiacal light. Obituary, Osterbrock...