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Attending & talking at conferences and workshopsUncategorized
May 17, 2025 Admin

Making a 2nd cantenna for the antenna testing range in the NanoVNA workshop at EUCARA 2025

In September 2025, EUCARA is being held at Harwell Campus in UK. I am giving a talk and also running

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Muon Detection
May 16, 2025 Admin

Linux Ubuntu for Radio Astronomy: Michiel Klaassen’s UKRAA CosmicWatch Muon Detector Data Analysis Python Script 16 May 2025

Michiel kindly wrote this script for me to help me analyse the data I have from my Muon Detectors –

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Muon Detection
May 16, 2025 Admin

Linux Ubuntu for Radio Astronomy: Plotting events from Muon_Data_110425@0116.txt data file from UKRAA Cosmic Watch Muon Detectors using Michiel Klaassen’s Python scripts 16/5/2025

I am surprised at just how many events there are in this file – which started 11/4/2025 : 01:16! Michiel

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
May 16, 2025 Admin

Calculating the decibel gain from my Alex Pettit Patch Yagi Antenna (1420MHz) (LRO-H3) using data collected with ezCol from Easy Radio Astronomy Software

I used a screen recorder to record time-lapse of the ezCol screen over 24 hours then choose the frame with

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Software
May 16, 2025 Admin

PixInsight Repositories

This is a list of the repositories in my copy of PixInsight on my laptop as of 16/5/2025:

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Muon Detection
May 14, 2025 Admin

Muon Data starting 11/4/2025 from UKRAA Cosmic Watch Muon Detectors

This file can be downloaded from link below (117 MB .txt file): https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Muon_Data_110425@0116.txt

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
May 14, 2025 Admin

A simple way to test an antenna with a NanoVNA

A simple way to test an antenna with a NanoVNA involves connecting the antenna to the NanoVNA, calibrating the device using

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Muon Detection
May 13, 2025 Admin

UKRAA PicoMuon Muon Detector up and running

Thanks to Ted Cline who helped me get this up and running on Sunday evening. Now that it is going,

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Muon Detection
May 12, 2025 Admin

First Light UKRAA PicoMuon Muon Detector

“Live” data from this detector at LRO can be viewed at www.astronomy.icu First light from 12/5/2025 @ 10:43, after the

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Cartoons
May 4, 2025 Admin

Mr Bean in the Garden

Because I have walked into the patio door on left as I forgot it was closed and could not see

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  • Working JSON Model for Grafana Dashboard for LRO Cosmic Watch Muon Detectors V2 (currently used https://cosmicwatch.astronomy.me.uk 29/6/2025) — 29/6/2025@22:30
  • Periodic screenshots and FTP for Ubuntu
  • Software packages and algorithms used to convert radio interferometer readings into images/CASA (Common Astronomy Software Applications)
  • New Grafana dashboard for my 2 Cosmic Watch Muon Detectors 28/6/2025
  • Muon detection using UKRAA Picomuon detector 17/6/2025

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