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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
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November 18, 2025 Admin

Latest ezCol.py command 17/11/2025

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November 18, 2025 Admin

New (donated) 160cm dish, in livery of LRO (grey)

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November 18, 2025 Admin

What is a P-ESA antenna?

The **P-ESA antenna**, or **Planar Electrically Steered Array antenna**, is a type of antenna that allows for adaptive beamforming and

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USRP B210 Software-Defined Radio
November 18, 2025 Admin

ezCol Soapy USRP B210 Test Data 16-17/11/2025

https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ezCol-Soapy-USRP-test-data-16-171125.zip

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November 18, 2025 Admin

I have been given 160cm satellite dish. No mounting hardware on back. What do I do?

If the 160 cm dish came without any of its rear hardware (no mount, no elevation bracket, no azimuth clamp,

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November 18, 2025 Admin

Leonid Meteor Show detection by radio scatter at Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) 17-18/11/2025

Some (not so great)evidence of Leonids detected at LRO on 143.050MHz, Graves. See increased intensity in early hours of 18/11/2025.

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November 18, 2025 Admin

Bringing 160cm satellite dish back from Leicester

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November 18, 2025 Admin

How heavy is light-weight 160cm satellite dish?

Good question. It depends a lot on the material (steel, aluminum, mesh vs solid) and how the “160 cm” is

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November 17, 2025 Admin

Easy Radio Astronomy (ezRA) program folder with latest (and range of previous) beta versions of Python scripts 17/11/2025

Click on link below: https://files.ad.thornett.net/astronet/ezRA-with-latest-betas-171125.zip

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November 17, 2025 Admin

Eduard Mol’s new video about the 1 metre “mini maser telescope”

Hi all,  I recently uploaded a new video to my channel about my 1 metre dish:  I am planning to

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