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Admin January 14, 2026 No Comments

The information provided on this website is provided for reference purposes only, No warranty is provided for its use. You should check information provided with independent data sources before using…

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Recommended prime lens kit for Sony Alpha A camera for wildlife photography using Minolta AF lenses

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For wildlife with Minolta AF (A-mount), the key factors are reach (300–600 mm equivalent), autofocus speed, and optical quality (APO/G glass). Unlike modern systems, Minolta’s strength is in a handful…

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Recommending an everyday prime lenses kit for Sony Alpha A camera using Minolta AF lenses

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Putting together a really useful Minolta AF prime kit for a Sony A-mount body is all about covering focal lengths while keeping the classic Minolta rendering (colour + smooth bokeh).…

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Minolta AF 85mm F1.4 camera lens

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This is my new purchase for me to use with my Sony Alpha 99 camera, and via adapter with my Sony Alpha 7 camera. This is a famous lens, very…

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My main microscope is an Zeiss IM35 inverted microscope

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The Carl Zeiss AG IM35 microscope is a classic inverted research microscope that was widely used in laboratories from the 1970s–1980s. 🔬 What the Zeiss IM35 is The Zeiss IM35…

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What is a Calibrated Renishaw inVia Research-Grade Confocal Raman Microscope Spectrometer?

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A calibrated Renishaw plc inVia research-grade confocal Raman microscope spectrometer is a high-end laboratory instrument used to identify and map the chemical composition of materials at microscopic scales. Let’s unpack…

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What is Lockman Hole?

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The Lockman Hole is a special region of the sky that astronomers love because it is unusually “clear” when viewed in certain wavelengths—especially X-rays and ultraviolet. Why it’s important Normally,…

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Converting between relative RMS power to dB in order to make performance estimates of radio telescope systems

Admin April 22, 2026 No Comments

Hi Andy, Just been watching the recent April 2026 Drakes lounge and in particular your piece where you talked about how you worked with Jason to make a conversion between…

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North American Naval VLF Stations

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Some observers trying to measure the speed of light using two separating Cosmic Watch muon detectors have come up with results faster than speed of light. Are these results possible?

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Short answer: no—those experiments are not actually measuring anything travelling faster than light. When Cosmic Watch–style muon setups give “superluminal” results, it’s almost always due to measurement/systematic effects rather than…

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Measurements of 150cm solar cooker radio telescope that forms LRO-H2.

Admin April 20, 2026 No Comments

I am grateful to Alex Pettit for helping me calculate the dimensions. LRO-H2 Hydrogen Line Radio Telescope: Measurements in cm: Diameter 150.00Depth 24.00Focal Length 58.59 Radius Depth x 0.00 y…

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  1. Key documents for making your own Jason Burnfield 1.5m mini hydrogen line radio telescope and using this to successfully take a spectrum on M31 Andromeda Galaxy (and hopefully even the M33 Triangulum Galaxy). – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfie on Alex Pettit’s Instructions for making an umbrella antenna and cakepan loop hydrogen line feed:
  2. Key documents for making your own Jason Burnfield 1.5m mini hydrogen line radio telescope and using this to successfully take a spectrum on M31 Andromeda Galaxy (and hopefully even the M33 Triangulum Galaxy). – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfie on Alex Pettit’s Project: H-Line 3D:
  3. Key documents for making your own Jason Burnfield 1.5m mini hydrogen line radio telescope and using this to successfully take a spectrum on M31 Andromeda Galaxy (and hopefully even the M33 Triangulum Galaxy). – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfie on Ted Cline’s Easy Radio Astronomy (ezRA) Software Suite:
  4. Key documents for making your own Jason Burnfield 1.5m mini hydrogen line radio telescope and using this to successfully take a spectrum on M31 Andromeda Galaxy (and hopefully even the M33 Triangulum Galaxy). – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfie on How to point your drift detection hydrogen line radio telescope at the bright part of the Milky Way in Cygnus to test the performance of the system.
  5. Key documents for making your own Jason Burnfield 1.5m mini hydrogen line radio telescope and using this to successfully take a spectrum on M31 Andromeda Galaxy (and hopefully even the M33 Triangulum Galaxy). – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfie on Cold Sky vs Hot Ground

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