| The gegenschein is visible as faint patch of light at the center of the image. |
| Barnard finds that the gegenschein is not so faint as is generally supposed. |
| The gegenschein is an extremely elusive phenomenon, suitable only for eyes that have been specially trained to see it. |
| There have been reports that under very favorable viewing conditions the zodiacal light extends to the gegenschein. |
| The gegenschein is distinguished from zodiacal light by the high angle of reflection. |
| But the gegenschein is very faint, a few magnitudes fainter than the Milky Way. |
