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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
Linux for Radio Astronomy
July 25, 2025 Admin

In Debian and its derivatives (like Ubuntu, Raspbian, etc.), there’s no official meta-package specifically for radio astronomy

In Debian and its derivatives (like Ubuntu, Raspbian, etc.), there’s no official meta-package specifically for radio astronomy. However, you can create

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July 25, 2025 Admin

To use GNU Radio for radio interferometry with an SDRplay RSPduo

To use GNU Radio for radio interferometry with an SDRplay RSPduo, you’ll need to: 🧭 Overview: SDRplay RSPduo Interferometry with GNU Radio Component Description SDR

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Radio Interferometry
July 25, 2025 Admin

To use RSPUno for interferometry

To use RSPUno for interferometry, you’ll need to understand both the hardware configuration and the software/data processing workflow. RSPUno is a system derived

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Science Fiction
July 25, 2025 Admin

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
July 24, 2025 Admin

Why a C-band scalar ring cannot be used for 1420MHz Hydrogen line radio work

Using a conical C-band ring on a 1420 MHz (L-band) cantenna is generally not advisable because of the large frequency mismatch, but let’s break it down in

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July 22, 2025 Admin

How to get galactic coordinates 20/7/2025

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20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory
July 21, 2025 Admin

Initial data analysis M81-M82 from 20m Skynet Radio Telescope Observations by Jason Burnfield and Andrew Thornett 10/7/2025

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
July 21, 2025 Admin

LRO-H2(SCRT) ezRA 191 plot showing how effective is at removing noise 20/7/2025

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20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory
July 21, 2025 Admin

Planned observations of M81 and M82 using 20m Skynet dish at Greenbank Observatory (Jason and Andrew)

Planned observations of M81 and M82 using 20m Skynet dish at Greenbank Observatory. We have already done the green ones

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