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Processing drift scan using LRO-H5 radio telescope of M33 taken in June 2026 on 29/6/2026

Admin July 7, 2026 No Comments

This was single drift scan and was processed using Jaspn Burnfield’s procedure for extra-galactic hydrogen sources with his help. The results of this attempt are available in this Excel spreadsheet,…

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Information on RTL-SDR based Itty Bitty Radio Telescope

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RTL-SDR Based Itty Bitty Radio Telescope That is a classic project. The RTL-SDR Based Itty Bitty Radio Telescope (IBT) was developed as an inexpensive demonstration radio telescope rather than a…

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New Skynet website – network of large radio dishes available to amateurs (SARA members have access to 20m Skynet dish at Green Bank Observatory in USA)

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https://skynetgo.org/

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What are beta emission rates at 37000 feet vs ground level?

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At an altitude of about 37,000 feet (11.3 km), the environment contains much more secondary cosmic radiation than at ground level, but it’s important to distinguish between beta particles and…

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What types of radiation cause radiation exposure to airplane staff?

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Airline crew are exposed primarily to cosmic radiation rather than radiation from the aircraft itself. At cruising altitude, the atmosphere provides much less shielding than it does at ground level.…

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Chip sets used in the NESDR SMARTee vs RTL-SDR V4

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Here are the actual chipsets inside both devices, stripped down to the essentials: 📡 RTL-SDR Blog V4 Uses: 👉 So the V4 is basically: R828D + RTL2832U This combination is…

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Radio observing M33 with small dishes

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This involves looking to detect the 21-cm (1.42 GHz) neutral atomic hydrogen (HI) line. Mapping extragalactic hydrogen with a small backyard dish is incredibly challenging, but is possoble. It was…

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References relevant to radio observing of M33 with small dishes

Admin July 6, 2026 No Comments

From Jason Burnfield. These references support Jason’s presentation on the Hydrogen Line meeting on 6/7/2026 found on the British Astronomical Association YouTube channel.

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What is the Virgo radio astronomy software, who produces it, what is it used for, and where would I find it and any other material about its use?

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“Virgo” in radio astronomy most commonly refers to a software package for running and analysing small radio telescope data using SDRs (software-defined radios)—not a single instrument or observatory. It is…

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Chip sets used in the NESDR SMARTee vs RTL-SDR V4

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Here are the actual chipsets inside both devices, stripped down to the essentials: 📡 RTL-SDR Blog V4 Uses: 👉 So the V4 is basically: R828D + RTL2832U This combination is…

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