Lessons learnt regarding interferometer yesterday!
Interferometers need hardware bias tees for SAWBird H+ 1420MHz filters with cascaded amplifiers, (which they also need as AD8302 chip
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astronomy.network The Website of Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO)
Andrew Thornett, Lichfield, England, M6THO, andrew (at) thornett (dot) net
Advice on how to progress with my interferometer based on AD8302 amplitude phase comparator board 8/1/2024
Correspondence with Jan Lustrup: Hi Andy…. You want to test changes of phase between the ports, not frequency! Use the
Read moreSchematic of Ted Cline’s Additive Interferometer Nov 2023
Click below to view a schematic of Ted Cline’s Additive Interferometer. Andy http://astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schematic-of-Ted-Clines-Additive-Interferometer-Nov-2023.pdf
Read moreSome of My Best Solar Images up to 6/1/2024
I particularly enjoy photographing the Sun. For this I use following: ZWO 174MM camera. Sky Watcher Equinox 100mm OTA. HEQ5
Read moreLRO Radio Meteor Scatter Experiment shows rise in meteor count with Quandrantid Meteor Shower 4/1/2024
Demonstrating the apparatus works, which I am glad to hear! The RMOB upload below (LRO data) shows clear increasing meteor
Read moreDemonstrating likely presence of dark matter in Milky Way at LRO
The two slides below show velocity and mass distribution of Milky Way from LRO data 30/12/2023. Andy
Read moreTelescope storage boxes sold at B&M in UK
aka Christmas Tree storage box – made by Really Useful Box.
Read moreAm I getting correct muon counts with my two muon detectors at LRO in coincidence mode? Do other sources of muons affect the detectors from the ground and do we need to take account of these?
Dr Jonathan Lister: We do get upward directed muons their source being radioactivity from soil, rocks and building materials and
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