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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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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
VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)
May 18, 2024 Admin

LRO SID Monitoring graphs at 23.4KHz from 10-11/5/2024 when the aurora was seen in my garden Lichfield, UK

The graphs below show my graphs from these two days – the incredible aurora with the crown visible overhead came

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VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)
May 16, 2024 Admin

Some examples of Sudden Ionospheric Monitoring Disturbance (SID-Monitoring) graphs from around the time of the visible aurora in Lichfield, UK, May 2024

The traces below show some SID-monitoring traces at very low frequency radio (23.4KHz) , demonstrating multiple large SIDs around the

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Aurorae BoreolisObserving Night Sky
May 11, 2024 Admin

Photos of Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) from my garden, Lichfield, UK, night 10-11/5/2024

My wife and I went all the way to Iceland couple years ago to see the aurora and did not

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Solar
May 10, 2024 Admin

Solar images 8th and 9th May 2024

All taken from my backyard in Lichfield, UK, using: Daystar Quark hydrogen filter. Sky Watcher Equinox Pro 100mm scope Sky

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Non-astronomy posts
May 9, 2024 Admin

Funeral arrangements for Christine Maclean June 2024

Mum’s funeral will occur on two separate days, one in Kidderminster and one in Abergavenny, where she will be buried,

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VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)
April 19, 2024 Admin

Large M1.0 Solar Flare detected at LRO 19/4/2024

Using UKRAA Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance Monitor (SIDs). (See https://sidstation.loudet.org/ionosphere-en.xhtml for more information on SIDs). 23.4KHz.

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Attending & talking at conferences and workshops
April 7, 2024 Admin

Protected: Final versions of SARA Western Conference Talks for 9/4/2024

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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Attending & talking at conferences and workshops
April 3, 2024 Admin

Protected: Talks for SARA Western Conference 8-9 April 2024

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
April 1, 2024 Admin

Latest Milky Way map from LRO 1/4/2024

LRO’s latest Milky Way map – overlaid with Milky Way maps from Wikipedia and Ted Cline – last diagram annotated

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)
March 24, 2024 Admin

Latest Milky Way Galactic Map from LRO Ptarmigan 1420.405MHz Ex-Military 86x86cm Antenna Array, and data showing smoking gun for dark matter 24/3/2024

Maps of Milky Way Arms: Smoking Gun for presence of Dark Matter: More Images:

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