An Apparent Increase in Galactic Radio Noise during a Total Solar Eclipse

Abstract

DURING the total eclipse of 1965, May 30, observations were made on the island of Manuae (lat., 19° 15′ 43″ S.; long., 158° 57′ 43″ W.) of changes in the D layer absorption of radio signals, and also of fluctuations in the galactic noise level at 18.2 Mc/s. The latter observations in particular produced an unexpected effect which is reported here.