D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

gegenschein

/(gā"gĭn*shīn`)/ · ge·gen·schein · IPA /ˈɡeɪ.ɡənˌʃaɪn/
01 n. A faint patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space.
  1. 1.
    A faint patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space.
Syn. counterglow.