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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
September 22, 2023 Admin

Mounting the Ptarmigan Triffid Military Phased Array to allow altitude to be varied.

Photos below show my attempt today to mount the array so that I can aim at Zenith and vary altitude

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
September 22, 2023 Admin

Successful detection of galactic atomic hydrogen in Milky Way using Ptarmigan Triffid Military Phased Array 21-22/9/23 in Lichfield, UK

I successfully detected hydrogen for first time using SDR, hydrogen HNA, pre-amp, DC block, and SDR# (using version of SDR#

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
September 20, 2023 Admin

Ptarmigan Triffid Military Phased Array Sept 2023

I have been given this incredible aerial/antenna this month – it a military phased array tuned to roughly the correct

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AstrophotographySolar
September 18, 2023 Admin

Best astronomy images

Some of my favourite images taken by myself in Lichfield, UK, since I started astrophotography in late 2019 – combination

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Meteor detection by radioRadio Astronomy
September 18, 2023 Admin

Live meteor observations from Lichfield Radio Observatory

Click on link below to access live observations of meteor detection at Lichfield Radio Observatory, detected by radio scatter from

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Introduction
September 18, 2023 Admin

Welcome to astronomy.network

Welcome to astronomy.network = a website dedicated to amateur astronomy and microscopy in all its forms. I am based in

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Spectroscopy
June 8, 2019 Admin

CCDSPEC on Skywatcher DS Pro 72mm 8/6/2019

I own a CCDSpec spectrometer – this excellent British device is no longer made – but composes a single gold-coloured

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Spectroscopy
February 28, 2019 Admin

Calibrating spectra from CCDSpec using Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb Feb 2019

It is convenient and easy to point the telescope at a compact fluorescent fluorescent lightbulb to use it as a

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Spectroscopy
February 18, 2019 Admin

Spectra taken with CCDSpec spectroscope on Sky Watcher Equinox Pro 120mm OTA 18/2/2019

Below are some spectra I took using the CCDSpec spectroscope on my Sky Watcher Equinox 120mm telescope. Andy Capella (spectrum

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