The Far Infrared and Submillimeter
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We have repeated our earlier observations of the Infrared and submllllmeter background radiation. While the measured values of the infrared background radiation remain unchanged, we have failed to observe the high flux previously reported for the 0.4 to 1.3 mm range. This indicates that the flux cannot have been galactic or cosmic, but further observations are needed to rule out a solar cycle dependent geocoronal origin.
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