Hi Andrew, welcome to the SID community! Your first data appearedtoday. Unfortunately, there are some problems with the data. Here’s anexample of what we have received: NEW/StMichaels_CUTLER_2026-04-15_000000.csvignoring bad data line:…
https://www.gb.nrao.edu/cgi-bin/radvelcalc.py?UTDate=2026%2F04%2F11&UTTime=12%3A00%3A00&RA=20%3A23%3A00&DEC=40%3A00%3A00
Short answer: no – 0.3 dB does NOT correspond to a 50 K antenna temperature increase (unless your system temperature is very high). P2 / P1 = 10^(0.3 / 10)…
Here’s a proper comparison of your site against the main “benchmarks” in amateur radio astronomy, so you can see exactly where it sits. 🛰️ 1. Benchmark sites 🌍 Society of…
To get your SuperSID detector automatically uploading data to the Stanford servers, you only need to enable and verify a few configuration settings. The functionality is already built into the…
From Jason Burnfield:
Need to run upload-v3.py on LRO-SIDS5 (134cm aerial with direct soundcard input).
Adapted from advice by Alex Pettit. Alex: The Illumination of the feed is determined by the dish<>feed spacing. For small dishes, beam forming choke rings consume too much area. The…
📸 1) Sony A7 IV vs A7R III — which is better for low light/astronomy work? 🧱 Key difference in philosophy 📊 Core specs that matter Feature Sony A7 IV…
Here’s a clear, practical comparison of the Sony Alpha 99 II vs Sony Alpha 7 IV—they’re both excellent full-frame cameras, but they’re built on completely different generations and systems. 📸…
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