ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GEGENSCHEIN
German, from gegen against, opposite + Schein light.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GEGENSCHEIN»
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gegenschein in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gegenschein and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Immortal Fire Within: The Life and Work of Edward ...
What Swift was recalling was the phenomenon known as the gegenschein, from
a German word meaning 'counterglow.' Perhaps the greatest tribute to the power
of Barnard's sight (and the inky blackness of the Nashville skies at the time) was ...
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Sunsets, Twilights, and Evening Skies
We had doubted that the gegenschein could be seen except by someone who
knew it should exist. In science highly motivated seekers often think they have
found something, only to be disappointed when others are unable to confirm the
find.
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Astrophotography for the Amateur
3.7 Zodiacal light, Gegenschein, and lunar libration clouds 31 Table 3.3 Where to
look for the Gegenschein. For dates in between those listed, add one degree of
ecliptic longitude per day ln June, July, and December, the Gegenschein ...
Michael A. Covington, 1999
The discovery of the Gegenschein, a faint enhancement of the zodiacal light
around the anti-solar point (see Fig. 3) , followed in the middle of the nineteenth
century by Brorsen (1854). There have been repeated reports on the discovery of
this ...
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The Light of the Night Sky
The Gegenschein An extended faint glow * may be seen centered on that part of
the ecliptic opposite the Sun. Its existence is clearly delineated in photometric
measurements (see Figures 3-2b and 3-3) but it is a very elusive phenomenon ...
F. Roach, Janet L. Gordon, 1973
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Dust in the Solar System and Other Planetary Systems
The Gegenschein is a faint patch of the ZL seen near the anti-solar direction. A
comprehensive review of the observational history of the Gegenschein in the pre
—CCD photometry era was given in [16]. The advantages of the CCD instrument
...
S.F. Green, I. Williams, T. McDonnell, 2002
The elusive partner to the zodiacal light is called Gegenschein. The name is
German, meaning counter-shine, and it's light from the Sun reflecting off particles
of dust that lie directly opposite the Earth from the Sun, in a part of the sky called
the ...
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Lights in the Sky: Identifying and Understanding ...
Gegenschein is discussed in more detail in the following section and is a true
glow of the night—but that's not “nightglow,” which is a separate topic. In all the
previous chapters, the effects of air pollution can be dire enough. At night the
effects ...
Michael Maunder, Patrick Moore, 2007
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Wonders of the Sky: Observing Rainbows, Comets, Eclipses, ...
the gegenschein, or in English the counterglow. The total brightness of the
counterglow is comparable to that of Sirius, the brightest star, but this brightness
is distributed over an area at least three or four times wider than that of the moon.
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The New and Complete Dictionary of the German and English ...
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pläu«, Ksve tkeir I^ignc unlzx trom tke KesleSion «ktke 8u„. der Gegenschein ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GEGENSCHEIN»
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gegenschein is used in the context of the following news items.
Brian May reveals plans for final resting place
"I've also seen the gegenschein [a faint glow or spot in the night sky associated with the zodiacal light] there, which is something not many ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
Death Valley Is Award-Winningly Dark
It's so dark that -- according to our own guide to the best parks to go stargazing -- around midnight, stargazers can see "gegenschein," a weird ... «KCET, Apr 15»
Looking Up: Looking for the zodiacal light
The Milky Way Band must not be in the vicinity, as this is enough to hide the overlapping Gegenschein. Around midnight in late winter may be a ... «Mail Tribune, Mar 15»
To defeat modern slavery, we must today ensure the law is up to the …
Gegenschein 3genders. 17 Nov 2014 5:23. 0 1. I think the cabinet believes that if you cannot support yourself and, heaven forbid, your singly ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
