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List of reflected light sources

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The Moon
Zodiacal light
Reflection nebula

This is a list of reflected sources of light examples in contrast to the List of light sources. The list is oriented towards visible light reflection.

Celestial and atmospheric light

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  • Moonlight – Light that reaches Earth from the Moon
  • Planetshine – Illumination by reflected sunlight from a planet
    • Earthshine – Light reflected from the Earth
  • Zodiacal light – Faint solar glow caused by interplanetary dust at sunset and sunrise
  • Gegenschein – Optical effect of interplanetary dust reflections[1]
  • Reflection nebula – Clouds of interstellar dust which reflect the light of nearby stars
  • Rainbow – Meteorological phenomenon
  • Fog bow – Type of rainbow formed by fog droplets

See also

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