earthshine

See also: Earthshine and earth-shine

English

Alternative forms

• Earthshine

Etymology

From Earth +‎ shine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɜː(ɹ)θʃaɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

earthshine (uncountable)

1. (astronomy) Reflected earthlight visible on the Moon's night side.

Related terms

• moonshine
• ringshine

Translations

reflected Earthlight

• Finnish: maatamo (fi)
• French: clair de Terre (fr) m, lumière cendrée f
• Irish: domhanloinnir f
• Japanese: 地球照 (ja) (chikyūshō)
• Spanish: luz cenicienta f
• Swedish: jordsken n

See also

• albedo