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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO)

Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

  • Calculators
  • Contact me
  • Equipment List at Lichfield Radio Observatory
  • Grafana Dashboard Cosmic Watch Detectors
  • History and description of Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO)
  • Links to other SID monitoring sites
  • Live data from UKRAA Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance Monitor at LRO (SIDs)
  • Live feed from SuperSID monitor
  • Live feed from UKRAA CosmicWatch Muon Detectors
  • Live feed from UKRAA Magnetometer
  • Live feed from UKRAA PicoMuon Muon Detector
  • Live feeds at Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO)
  • Live Radio meteor observations and meteor counts
  • Live stream from 1420MHz hydrogen-line 86cm Ptarmigan Triffid Dipole Array
  • Privacy Policy
  • Publications & Presentations
  • SHOOS - SARA Hydrogen-Observing Overall Survey
Linux for Radio Astronomy
October 9, 2025 Admin

To resolve the error “Legacy option ROMs cannot e enabled with PTT,” you need to disable the PTT option in your BIOS settings.

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
October 9, 2025 Admin

Excellent reference on how to use “dd” command in Linux Ubuntu

https://blog.kubesimplify.com/the-complete-guide-to-the-dd-command-in-linux

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
October 9, 2025 Admin

Speed of SD Cards vs USB Pendrives

Good question — the speed difference between SD cards and USB flash drives (pendrives) depends on several factors, but generally:

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
October 9, 2025 Admin

Troube-shooting when Dell Inspiron laptop’s one-time boot menu doesn’t show your USB pendrive or SD card

If your Dell Inspiron laptop’s one-time boot menu doesn’t show your USB pendrive or SD card, here are some steps

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
October 9, 2025 Admin

Trouble-shooting not seeing the “Install Ubuntu” option after booting from your SD card

If you’re not seeing the “Install Ubuntu” option after booting from your SD card, here are a few things to

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
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How to save image from bootable SD card directly to USB pendrive in Linux Ubuntu

Instead of first saving the SD card image to your home directory, you can write it directly to the USB

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October 9, 2025 Admin

Copying disc image from bootable SD card when you have booted from that card

Since you’ve booted from the SD card, that means the system is running on the same device you want to

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October 9, 2025 Admin

When GUI file manager in Ubuntu cannot find the disc image on bootable SD card

This happens quite often.The GUI file manager is mounting the partition of the SD card, but the underlying block device might have

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October 9, 2025 Admin

How to clone a bootable SD card to a USB flash drive without corrupting either device in Linux Ubuntu using dd command in terminal

Good question — this is a classic use for dd on Linux.Here’s a safe, step-by-step method to clone a bootable SD

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Meteor detection by radio
October 8, 2025 Admin

Range of sizes of meteors coming into Earth’s atmosphere

Meteors vary enormously in size, depending on the original meteoroid (the solid body before it enters Earth’s atmosphere). Here’s a

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