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OBSERVATIONS of the distribution of the galactic radio emission at 4.7 Mc/s for southern declinations1 have shown evidence of pronounced absorption by interstellar ionized hydrogen within about 20° of the galactic disk. Between declinations −20° and −50° the disk is seen as a dark band approximately one-quarter as bright as the surroundings.
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ELLIS, G., HAMILTON, P. Absorption of Radio Waves in the Galaxy. Nature 204, 272–273 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204272a0
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