Skip to content

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

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
September 7, 2025 Admin

What Is the Lichfield Radio Observatory?

Here’s a peek at the Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) setup—featuring some of its unique equipment and data visualizations. What Is

Read more
Uncategorized
September 7, 2025 Admin

Aperture Synthesis

Aperture synthesis is one of the most powerful techniques in radio astronomy, and it’s the reason we can get very sharp

Read more
Uncategorized
September 7, 2025 Admin

RTL-SDR Blog V3 dongle is based on the R820T2 tuner chip

The RTL-SDR Blog V3 dongle is based on the R820T2 tuner chip. Its useful bandwidth is limited by the USB 2.0 bus

Read more
Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
September 7, 2025 Admin

Comparing “RTL2832U SDR” vs “RTL-SDR V3”

Here’s an image of the RTL-SDR Blog V3 dongle for reference. Comparing “RTL2832U SDR” vs “RTL-SDR V3” What’s in a Name? What

Read more
Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
September 4, 2025 Admin

Latest LRO 2D Map of Milky Way Arms 2 September 2025

Result of combining entire available data set start of data collection up to 17 August 2025, from LRO 1, 2,

Read more
Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
September 4, 2025 Admin

Fly-through of 3D plot of Milky Way Spiral Arms created using data from LRO 1, 2 and 3 radio telescopes from start of data collection to 17 August 2025 (extended 3D slices revised version 4 September 2025)

Compare the 3D results below with 2D map using same data: Latest LRO 2D Map of Milky Way Arms 2

Read more
Uncategorized
September 2, 2025 Admin

Fly-through of 3D plot of Milky Way Spiral Arms created using data from LRO 1, 2 and 3 radio telescopes from start of data collection to 17 August 2025 (extended 3D slices version 2 September 2025)

Compare the 3D results below with 2D map using same data: Latest LRO 2D Map of Milky Way Arms 2

Read more
20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory
September 1, 2025 Admin

Article for SARA on mapping 8 galaxies using 20m Skynet Telescope at Green Bank Observatory

https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SARA-Journal-article-Mapping-8-galaxies-with-20m-Skynet-FINAL-250725.docx

Read more
Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
August 31, 2025 Admin

Muon Detector Plots at LRO 31/8/2025

Picomuon Data: Cosmicwatch Muon Detector – Grafana Plots up to 31/8/25 @ 22:15:

Read more
Meteor detection by radio
August 30, 2025 Admin

Meteor Pings recorded at LRO (video created from observations prior to 25/8/2025)

The link below plays an mp3 file of the sounds (pings) from meteor observations at LRO (composed of number of

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →

Recent Posts

  • What alternatives are there available to Nooelec SAWBird H1 with inbuilt resistor to use to generate reference samples for hydrogen line work?
  • Am I right to be concerned that Tohtsu CX-520D will degrade the signal too much when added in front of LNA on 1420 MHz radio telescope?
  • How much loss does Tohtsu CX-520D coaxial relay add to 1420 MHZ radio telescope?
  • Comparing (i) masthead LNA with coaxial switch for reference samples, (ii) Nooelec SAWBird H1 LNA with inbuilt 50 ohm switched reference resistor, (iii) 8M bandwidth signal using part away from hydrogen line as reference.
  • Beta testing ezColS251107cPeeee.py on LRO-H2 with RSPduo 8/11/2025

Recent Comments

  1. Alex Pettit on Compare the performance of 80cm, 90cm, 100cm, 110cm, 110cm, 140cm, 150cm, 180cm, 240cm, 300cm, 500cm, 1000cm dishes for 1420MHz amateur radioastronomy
  2. Admin on What are best specifications for cavity filters for 1420 MHz Hydrogen Line work?
  3. Alex Pettit on What are best specifications for cavity filters for 1420 MHz Hydrogen Line work?
  4. Marcus D. Leech on What are best specifications for cavity filters for 1420 MHz Hydrogen Line work?
  5. Alex Pettit on What are best specifications for cavity filters for 1420 MHz Hydrogen Line work?

Archives

  • November 2025
  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • June 2019
  • February 2019

Categories

  • 20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory
  • Aerials & Antennae
  • Astronomy Art
  • Astrophotography
  • Attending & talking at conferences and workshops
  • Aurorae Boreolis
  • Building radio telescopes
  • Cartoons
  • Cloud Chambers
  • Computer equipment for astronomy
  • Frequencies
  • Geoptik Nadirus 2BW Digital Setting Circles
  • GNU Radio
  • Hardware
  • International Space Station (ISS)
  • Introduction
  • KerberosSDR & Raspberry PI
  • Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) & its Equipment
  • Linux for Radio Astronomy
  • Magnetometer
  • Making own Image Intensified Eyepieces
  • Maser Radio Observations
  • Meteor detection by radio
  • Michel Safir
  • Microscopy
  • Multimeters
  • Muon Detection
  • My interests in astronomy
  • Night Sky Talks
  • Non-astronomy posts
  • Observing Night Sky
  • Poetry & Songs
  • Radio Astronomy
  • Radio Interferometry
  • Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
  • SARA
  • Science Fiction
  • Seestar S50 Telescope
  • Settings Radio Meteor Scatter Experiment
  • Software
  • Solar
  • Solar Cooker 1.5m Parabolic Dish Radio Telescope
  • Spectroscopy
  • Testing radio astronomy equipment
  • Uncategorized
  • VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)
  • Website management

All content is provided without any warranty of any kind. Use of the content of this website is entirely at your own risk, and we are not responsible for any injury or damage or loss of data or amenity arising from following advice in this website.

Copyright © 2025 astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO). Powered by ColorMag and WordPress.