English dictionary

counterglow

/'k/AU/nt/@/r,gl/oU/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

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

noun.phenomenon

Synonyms gegenschein

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <i>Gegenschein</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913