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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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  • 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
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