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ashen light

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ashen light [′ash·ən ¦līt]
(astronomy)
A faint, luminous glow sometimes observed over the right side of Venus when it is close to inferior conjunction, probably due to electrical disturbances in the ionosphere of Venus.
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As the ghostly ashen light of dawn filtered into the eastern sky, Dennis spotted a lonely out-of-place boy as young as himself.
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