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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> | <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 scatter|forward scattered]] while the gegenschein is [[backscattering|backscattered]] light.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:03, 25 April 2012
gegenschein
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.
