[gey-guh
n-shahyn] 
| a faint, elliptical patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun, being a reflection of sunlight by meteoric material in space. |
| ge·gen·schein (gā'gən-shīn') n. A faint glowing spot in the sky, exactly opposite the position of the sun. Also called counterglow. [German : gegen, against (from Middle High German, from Old High German gegin) + Schein, light (from Middle High German schīn, from Old High German scīn, from scīnan, to shine).] |