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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
November 18, 2023 Admin

Talk on my hydrogen line work to date given to British Astronomical Association Radio Astronomy Group 13/11/2023

I was invited to speak to the British Astronomical Association Radio Astronomy Group on my hydrogen line radio astronomy work

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
November 16, 2023 Admin

Plots from data to date 16/11/2023 Ptarmigan Triffid Array

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
November 16, 2023 Admin

Progress on construction of 1420.405MHz Interferometer using AD8302 chip 16/11/2023

See below for current progress on construction: My interferometer is based on Jan Lustrup’s Simple Digital Interferometer – Schematic below.

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
November 14, 2023 Admin

Processing 1420.405Mhz (hydrogen) data 14/11/2023

Data: http://astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Processing-ezCol-data-141123.zip Plots:

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
November 14, 2023 Admin

Presentation on Hydrogen Line (1420.405MHz) Radio Observing Project given to the Radio Astronomy Group of the British Astronomical Association (BAA RAG) 13/11/2023

I gave the talk below to the BAA RAG 13/11/2023. Click on links to download presenation: PDF Version: http://astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Talk-for-BAA-RAG-meeting-131123a.pdf Powerpoint

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
November 5, 2023 Admin

Comparing data obtained so far with Ptarmigan array and SDR on position of galactic arms to Milky Way map

ezRA suite has produced a map of arms of Milky Way (colour on plot below) – I have overlaid a

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
November 4, 2023 Admin

A8302 Amplitude comparator board

Costing around £6 only on Amazon, I am hoping I can use this amazing little board based on A8302 chip

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
November 4, 2023 Admin

Testing the new Nooelec 1420MHz mesh antenna 4/11/23

This new mesh antenna from Nooelec is a variation on their 17.6GHz mesh antenna – except it is a little

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
November 1, 2023 Admin

Demonstrating that I am successfully mapping Perseus Arm of Milky Way with my 1420MHz setup 1/11/2023

I am corrected the elevations and azimuths in my data, now that I am using a compass and inclinometer on

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
October 31, 2023 Admin

Galactic mapping exercise 1420MHz so far 31/10/2023

3 different altitudes so far, all at 163 degrees azimuth (I used compass to day to check my “180 degrees

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