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Month: April 2025

Poetry & Songs
April 6, 2025 Admin

Poem: Vastly Vexed at Very Large Array

Vastly Vexed at Very Large Array Poem (c) by Andrew Thornett April 2025 in the style of Robbie Burnes Vast dishes

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VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)
April 5, 2025 Admin

M-Class Flare detected at LRO 31/3/2025 via UKRAA 23.4KHz SID monitor

Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances (SIDs) are changes in power level of very low frequency signals detected with simple equipment in our

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
April 3, 2025 Admin

Removing Mylar covering from 2 out of 6 petals of LRO-H2 parabolic solar cooker dish

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