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Gegenschein
Gegenschein (German for counterglow, pronounced gey-guhn-shahyn), is a faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the ecliptic directly opposite the Sun. It was discovered in 1854 by the Danish astronomer Theodor Brorsen.
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