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Successful analysis of data from LRO-H4, the LRO version of the SETI League Horn of Plenty 27/7/2026, and message to Walsall Astronomy Group, UK.

Admin July 27, 2026 No Comments

Analysis of the data from my hydrogen horn in Lichfield has now been completed using observations collected up to 22 June. The results are very encouraging and are illustrated by…

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Baseline data for PicoMuon Altitude Experiment from 70m above sea level (home base – Lichfield Radio Observatory) 03/07/26-26/07/26

Admin July 27, 2026 No Comments

This is ground level data to compliment the data to be collected at altitude during trans-atlantic flight from UK to USA on 30/7/2026. If that data is successfully collected, then…

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How do water masers produce their radio signals that can be picked up on Earth by radio telescopes?

Admin July 24, 2026 No Comments

Water masers are produced when water vapour (Hâ‚‚O) molecules in space act as a natural microwave laser. The word maser stands for Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Here’s…

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Map of NGC7635 Bubble Nebula from 20m Skynet dish at Green Bank Observatory July 2026

Admin July 23, 2026 No Comments

This is a map of the area around and including NGC7635, Bubble Nebula. According to Sky Safari Pro planetarium software, the Bubble Nebula is directly in the middle of this…

Masers

How can I find the bright water maser radio source W49 on planetarium software?

Admin July 23, 2026 No Comments

W49 is a radio source rather than a single visible object. It consists of two main components: Most planetarium programs don’t label “W49” by default, but you can usually locate…

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Instructions on how to build an Alex Pettit Hydrogen Line Yagi Student Edition for yourself

Admin July 23, 2026 No Comments

This can be found on Alex’s Github pages where there are many excellent tutorials on many aspects of using this and other antennas – highly recommended. Access Alex’s Github page…

Masers

I am trying to calculate Tsys for my 1.2m dish with Norsat 9000LDF LNB at 22GHz for water masers. Using SDR Sharp Signal Diagnostics I have obtained power level (amplitude really of 1.72 dB). I understand cold sky temp at 22 dB is 40K. Have I put the 1.72dB in right place and are results reasonable?

Admin July 23, 2026 No Comments

Yes, your spreadsheet is set up in the right way provided that the 1.72 dB is a power Y-factor. where (Y) must be a power ratio, not an amplitude (voltage)…

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Testing Norsat 900 LDF LNB with 1.2m dish aimed at cold sky and hot ground/house on 21/7/2026 & 22/7/2026

Admin July 23, 2026 No Comments

After the tests on 21/7/2026, I realised I needed to add in bias tee providing 12V to the Norsat 9000 – so the results on 21/7/2026 (21 July 2026) are…

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Latest version of John Savage’s PicoMuon Explorer Software 23/7/2026

Admin July 23, 2026 No Comments

For the flight from UK to USA to SARA Eastern Conference to process data at altitude vs data on ground for my talk at the conference. https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/John-Savage-PicoMuon-Explorer-JS_PicoMuon3_2026-07-23.zip

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Comparison inexpensive GPS disciplined Reference Oscillators

Admin July 22, 2026 No Comments

Andy – I compared several inexpensive GPS disciplined Reference Oscillators in 2023: https://www.reeve.com/Documents/Articles%20Papers/Reeve_GDOComp.pdf or https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Reeve_GDOComp.pdf Whitham Reeve

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