Afterlight
the visible in the sky sunset; afterglow.
a view of past events; retrospect.
Historical Examples
Alppain had set, but the whole northern sky was plunged into the minor key by its afterlight.
A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay
But it was evening now and the valley beneath us was brimmed up with the glow of the afterlight.
The Golden Road Lucy Maud Montgomery
My conduct, as well as yours, when we look at it calmly in an afterlight, was quite extraordinary.
Castle Craneycrow George Barr McCutcheon
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