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OPPOSITION SPIKE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
CONT

At zero phase with the Sun directly behind the observer, a target body may exhibit opposition effect, also called opposition spike, which is an observed brightening beyond the value expected from reflection alone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
DEF

Pic de luminosité d'un astre éclairé par le Soleil, qui est perçu par un observateur lorsque l'astre passe à proximité de l'opposition au Soleil.

OBS

surbrillance d'opposition; effet d'opposition : termes et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 25 juillet 2015.

Spanish

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