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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A round or slightly elongated area of [[light]] seen in the night sky along the [[zodiac]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Like the [[zodiacal light]], the gegenschein is mainly [[sunlight]] scattered by [[particles]] in interplanetary  space along the [[ecliptic]]. The zodiacal light is [[forward scattered]] while the gegenschein  is [[backscattered]] light.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 07:49, 29 March 2024

A round or slightly elongated area of light seen in the night sky along the zodiac.

Like the zodiacal light, the gegenschein is mainly sunlight scattered by particles in interplanetary space along the ecliptic. The zodiacal light is forward scattered while the gegenschein is backscattered light.

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