What is the meaning of Counterglow?

(n.) 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.
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APAWebster's. (2011). counterglow. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/counterglow/definitions/1992233
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HarvardWebster's 2011, counterglow, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/counterglow/definitions/1992233>.
MLAWebster's. "counterglow" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/counterglow/definitions/1992233>
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