Skip to content

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

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
Solar
June 5, 2024 Admin

Optimal focus position on focuser on camera tube on Sol’Ex 5/6/2024

I am finding this very difficult to ascertain – using Christian Buil’s advice, the setting is 2.62mm on the ZWO

Read more
Solar
June 5, 2024 Admin

Key PDF documents from Christian Buil’s website on building and using Sol’Ex Spectroheliograph, accessed 5/6/2024

Note Christian Buil’s website & Youtube have many more excellent tutorials and information on Sol’Ex – these three are summary

Read more
Solar
June 5, 2024 Admin

Incredible effect of focusing collimator block on sharpness & visibllity spectral lines Sol’Ex 5/6/2024

Slight focusing movements only required – amazing effect! Andy

Read more
Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) & its Equipment
June 4, 2024 Admin

My homemade North Post for NEQ6 tripod

Made with some threaded screw rod and square nuts. Andy

Read more
Solar
June 4, 2024 Admin

First light from aluminium Sol’Ex made in Vietnam

Arrived this morning, transferred optics from 3D-printed plastic Azur3D Solex to new aluminium Sol’Ex this afternoon, couldn’t initially get a

Read more
Solar
June 4, 2024 Admin

Orientation of diffraction grating in new aluminium Sol’Ex enclosure

I am convinced that the Azur3D 3D-printed Sol’Ex has issue with alignment of grating holding in its holding. it is

Read more
Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) & its Equipment
June 4, 2024 Admin

How to change tyre on Astro Tuff Truk

Information from Lee at Astro Tuff Truk, together with spare tyre he kindly sent me. Andy Click on links to

Read more
Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) & its Equipment
June 4, 2024 Admin

Photos of my “new” 2nd hand (used) Astro Tuff Truck (British made) 4/6/2024

Photos of the new truck are below, next to the old homemade trolley I have been using last few years

Read more
Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) & its Equipment
June 2, 2024 Admin

Purchase of 2nd hand Astro Tuff Truck for Astrophotography gear

Osteoarthritis in my knee has made me reconsider how I pull my astrophotography gear in and out at night. I

Read more
Microscopy
May 30, 2024 Admin

Angella’s homemade microscope cover for Zeiss IM35 microscope

Angella has made me this wonderful cover for my microscope! Andy

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →

Recent Posts

  • Protected: Talk for Walsall Astronomy Club on Proposed Radio Astronomy Projects for Club 13/11/2025
  • How to run on Windows for URSP B210 Software Defined Radios
  • Latest beta ezRA files for RSPduo SDR 12/11/2025
  • Can you recommend calibration noise sources and how would I use these with block diagrams?
  • I would like to buy a 50 ohm terminal load to produce reference samples for 1420 MHz radio astronomy. Am I better off buying one designed for high wattage transmission than cheap small receive-only version?

Recent Comments

  1. Alex Pettit on Compare the performance of 80cm, 90cm, 100cm, 110cm, 110cm, 140cm, 150cm, 180cm, 240cm, 300cm, 500cm, 1000cm dishes for 1420MHz amateur radioastronomy
  2. Admin on What are best specifications for cavity filters for 1420 MHz Hydrogen Line work?
  3. Alex Pettit on What are best specifications for cavity filters for 1420 MHz Hydrogen Line work?
  4. Marcus D. Leech on What are best specifications for cavity filters for 1420 MHz Hydrogen Line work?
  5. Alex Pettit on What are best specifications for cavity filters for 1420 MHz Hydrogen Line work?

Archives

  • November 2025
  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • June 2019
  • February 2019

Categories

  • 20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory
  • Aerials & Antennae
  • Astronomy Art
  • Astrophotography
  • Attending & talking at conferences and workshops
  • Aurorae Boreolis
  • Building radio telescopes
  • Cartoons
  • Cloud Chambers
  • Computer equipment for astronomy
  • Frequencies
  • Geoptik Nadirus 2BW Digital Setting Circles
  • GNU Radio
  • Hardware
  • International Space Station (ISS)
  • Introduction
  • KerberosSDR & Raspberry PI
  • Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO) & its Equipment
  • Linux for Radio Astronomy
  • Magnetometer
  • Making own Image Intensified Eyepieces
  • Maser Radio Observations
  • Meteor detection by radio
  • Michel Safir
  • Microscopy
  • Multimeters
  • Muon Detection
  • My interests in astronomy
  • Night Sky Talks
  • Non-astronomy posts
  • Observing Night Sky
  • Poetry & Songs
  • Radio Astronomy
  • Radio Interferometry
  • Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
  • SARA
  • Science Fiction
  • Seestar S50 Telescope
  • Settings Radio Meteor Scatter Experiment
  • Software
  • Solar
  • Solar Cooker 1.5m Parabolic Dish Radio Telescope
  • Spectroscopy
  • Testing radio astronomy equipment
  • Uncategorized
  • VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)
  • Website management

All content is provided without any warranty of any kind. Use of the content of this website is entirely at your own risk, and we are not responsible for any injury or damage or loss of data or amenity arising from following advice in this website.

Copyright © 2025 astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO). Powered by ColorMag and WordPress.