Bouguer's halo

noun

Bou·​guer's halo

(ˈ)bü¦ge(ə)rz-

: a faint white halo of about 32 degrees minimum radius around the antisolar point

Word History

Etymology

after Pierre Bouguer †1758 French mathematician

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