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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Frustration, Frustration, FRUSTRATION, AHHHH! Hydrogen line radio observing can be hell!

Admin October 5, 2023 2 Comments

After my previous posts in which I have very excitedly described my recent successes observing Milky Way at 1420MHz, I ended up spending entire day yesterday trying to get the…

Meteor detection by radio

Meteor radio observations for Lichfield Radio Observatory visible on the web

Admin October 4, 2023 No Comments

My meteor observations from Lichfield Radio Observatory are now available online via the RMOB website: https://www.rmob.org/#Andrew%20Thornett Andy

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

72 hour drift scan through Zenith (Cygnus part of Milky Way)

Admin October 3, 2023 No Comments

My drift scan has now reached 3 days – the repeated high signal of Milky Way can be seen in plots below. Andy

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

When there is too much gain on VLF SID Receiver!

Admin October 3, 2023 No Comments

I am grateful to the help of Andrew Thomas yesterday for helping me to tune my very low frequency (VLF) radio receiver, which I use to detect solar flares hitting…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Results of two day drift scan of Milky Way at 1420MHz (hydrogen line) using SDR, HNA and Phased Array.

Admin October 2, 2023 No Comments

On the plot below, the bright orange areas indicate when high signal has been detected, and green dots represent my signal detection. Aerial was aimed at Zenith. In the graphs…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Further plots from ezRA suite of my hydrogen data from Milky Way

Admin October 2, 2023 No Comments

Plots from ezRA suite:

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Plotting hydrogen of Milky Way

Admin October 1, 2023 No Comments

At last! Pretty sure I have now managed to transfer my data to ezRA suite to produce some nifty plots! Waiting for Ted Cline from SARA to confirm – but…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Successful detection of atomic hydrogen in Milky Way using phased array and SDR

Admin September 29, 2023 No Comments
Radio Astronomy

Two lessons I have learnt about practical aspects of radio-astronomy

Admin September 25, 2023 No Comments

Two important lessons I have learnt over last week,.by making these errors:

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Mounting the Ptarmigan Triffid Military Phased Array to allow altitude to be varied.

Admin September 22, 2023 No Comments

Photos below show my attempt today to mount the array so that I can aim at Zenith and vary altitude between horizon and Zenith. I have yet to try it…

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