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Saturday, February 24, 2024

NASA-Funded Science Projects Tuning In to ‘Eclipse Radio’

 This topic was touched on briefly during Loyd Van Horn's DX Central LIVE! program from February 24th. . If your not watching his live show, you are missing out! The next program will be Friday, March 1, 2024 at 1845 CST. (0045 UTC) at https://www.dxcentrallive.com/

As the eclipse nears on April 8, we'll be covering more on this topic as related to radio.




FEB 20, 2024
Miles Hatfield
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross parts of the United States. For millions of people along the path of totality, where the Moon will completely cover the Sun, it may feel like an eerie daytime darkness has descended as temperatures drop and wind patterns change. But these changes are mild compared to what happens some 100 to 400 miles above our heads in an electrically conductive layer of our atmosphere known as the ionosphere, where the “false night” of an eclipse is amplified a hundredfold. Three NASA-funded experiments will investigate the eclipse’s effects on the ionosphere through the power of radio, a technology well suited to studying this enigmatic layer of our atmosphere.