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backscatter comparison table

Subject	has time of occurrence	changes property	has duration	is a kind of	has domain	has definition	has synonym
gegenschein		direction		backscatter	atomic physics	Faint nebulous light about 20° across near the ecliptic and opposite the Sun, best seen in September and October. Also called counterglow.	counterglow

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