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Nightside

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magnetospherenoun(physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.
ionospherenounThe part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.
daysidenoun(astronomy) The side of a planet or other body that faces towards the sun or star around which it orbits
nearsidenoun(British) The side of a road vehicle nearest to the kerb: the left side if one drives on the left of the road.
darksidenoun(countable, figuratively) The side of something that is metaphorically dark, i.e. evil, distressing or otherwise undesirable; the negative aspect of something.
twilight zonenoun(by extension) A region or context located in between others and therefore not subject to their norms.
terminatornoun(science fiction) An intelligent android created to destroy humans.
gegenscheinnoun(astronomy) A faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the ecliptic directly opposite the Sun.
nocturnal arcnoun(astronomy) The arc of a circle described by the Sun, or a star, in the night.
ringshinenoun(astronomy) Sunlight that is reflected from the ring around a planet (such as the one around Saturn), visible on the night side of the planet.
nodenoun(networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
sidereal rotation periodnoun(astronomy) The sidereal day of a planet. (I.e., in the definition for "sidereal day", replace "Earth" by the given planet.)
occidentnounThe Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia and Africa.
sun-synchronous orbitnoun(astrodynamics) A nearly polar orbit in which a satellite passes over the surface of a planet maintaining the same local mean solar time.
outsidenounThe space beyond some limit or boundary.
antipodesnounThe place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
descending nodenoun(astronomy) The point in an orbit at which a body passes the ecliptic plane going south.
counter-earthnounA hypothetical planet sharing an orbit with the earth, but on the opposite side of the sun.
sidereal orbital periodnoun(astronomy) The sidereal year of a planet. (I.e., in the definition for "sidereal year", replace "Earth" by the given planet.)
starsetnoun(astronomy) The time of day or night when a given star disappears below the horizon.

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