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Daystar Quark with Daystar Interference Eliminator 190524

Admin May 19, 2024 No Comments

Photo of my Daystar Quark with Daystar Interference Eliminator from 19/05/2024 – shows the degree of tilt required to remove Newtonian Rings. Andy

VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)

LRO SID Monitoring graphs at 23.4KHz from 10-11/5/2024 when the aurora was seen in my garden Lichfield, UK

Admin May 18, 2024 No Comments

The graphs below show my graphs from these two days – the incredible aurora with the crown visible overhead came from an enormous sunspot group. There are many large SIDs…

VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)

Some examples of Sudden Ionospheric Monitoring Disturbance (SID-Monitoring) graphs from around the time of the visible aurora in Lichfield, UK, May 2024

Admin May 16, 2024 No Comments

The traces below show some SID-monitoring traces at very low frequency radio (23.4KHz) , demonstrating multiple large SIDs around the date of the incredible visible aurora borealis seen throughout the…

Aurorae Boreolis Observing Night Sky

Photos of Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) from my garden, Lichfield, UK, night 10-11/5/2024

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My wife and I went all the way to Iceland couple years ago to see the aurora and did not see it – amazingly we saw it last night from…

Solar

Solar images 8th and 9th May 2024

Admin May 10, 2024 No Comments

All taken from my backyard in Lichfield, UK, using: Daystar Quark hydrogen filter. Sky Watcher Equinox Pro 100mm scope Sky Watcher HEQ5 mount Hinode solar guider Daystar ERF Daystar Flatcap…

Non-astronomy posts

Funeral arrangements for Christine Maclean June 2024

Admin May 9, 2024 No Comments

Mum’s funeral will occur on two separate days, one in Kidderminster and one in Abergavenny, where she will be buried, alongside dad, as per her wishes. We do not expect…

VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)

Large M1.0 Solar Flare detected at LRO 19/4/2024

Admin April 19, 2024 No Comments

Using UKRAA Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance Monitor (SIDs). (See https://sidstation.loudet.org/ionosphere-en.xhtml for more information on SIDs). 23.4KHz.

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Latest Milky Way map from LRO 1/4/2024

Admin April 1, 2024 1 Comment

LRO’s latest Milky Way map – overlaid with Milky Way maps from Wikipedia and Ted Cline – last diagram annotated with labels of parts of Milky Way shown on the…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Latest Milky Way Galactic Map from LRO Ptarmigan 1420.405MHz Ex-Military 86x86cm Antenna Array, and data showing smoking gun for dark matter 24/3/2024

Admin March 24, 2024 No Comments

Maps of Milky Way Arms: Smoking Gun for presence of Dark Matter: More Images:

Attending & talking at conferences, workshops & societies

Photos from Practical Astronomy Show in Stoneleigh, Coventry, 23/3/2024

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Recent Posts

  • Is it possible to compile a GNU Radio flowgraph into a stand alone application?
  • What is frequency does Sky satellite dishes in the UK send down to receiver?
  • ARAS Live Observatory hydrogen line page
  • Testing the two 5650A rubidium time sources I have purchased from AliExpress by comparing them to Leo Bodnar GPSDO on 9 October 2026, with the two 5650A devices attached to a large aluminium heat sink.
  • Independently Testing each of the two KrakenRF Discovery Dishes & Discovery Hydrogen Line feeds at LRO used for interferometry 6-9 October 2026

Recent Comments

  1. Interpretation of results from first successful rubidium lock achieved with 5650A – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO) on First successful rubidium lock achieved with 5650A rubidium time source 12 September 2026
  2. Admin on Latest working version of ezColGR – provides FFT 512 bins with Airspy Mini and saves data in ezRA text file format 10/7/2026
  3. Bill Sneed on Latest working version of ezColGR – provides FFT 512 bins with Airspy Mini and saves data in ezRA text file format 10/7/2026
  4. Floyd on How would I convert the plots on ezCon from ezRA (Easy Radio Astronomy Software written by Ted Cline) into dB?
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