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Radio Interferometry

Aperture Synthesis

Admin September 7, 2025 No Comments

Aperture synthesis is one of the most powerful techniques in radio astronomy, and it’s the reason we can get very sharp images of the sky even though radio waves have…

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RTL-SDR Blog V3 dongle is based on the R820T2 tuner chip

Admin September 7, 2025 No Comments

The RTL-SDR Blog V3 dongle is based on the R820T2 tuner chip. Its useful bandwidth is limited by the USB 2.0 bus and the RTL2832U demodulator chip. You can push…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Comparing “RTL2832U SDR” vs “RTL-SDR V3”

Admin September 7, 2025 No Comments

Here’s an image of the RTL-SDR Blog V3 dongle for reference. Comparing “RTL2832U SDR” vs “RTL-SDR V3” What’s in a Name? What Makes RTL-SDR V3 Stand Out? TL;DR: V3 vs…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Latest LRO 2D Map of Milky Way Arms 2 September 2025

Admin September 4, 2025 2 Comments

Result of combining entire available data set start of data collection up to 17 August 2025, from LRO 1, 2, and 3 hydrogen line radio telescopes.

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Fly-through of 3D plot of Milky Way Spiral Arms created using data from LRO 1, 2 and 3 radio telescopes from start of data collection to 17 August 2025 (extended 3D slices revised version 4 September 2025)

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Compare the 3D results below with 2D map using same data: Latest LRO 2D Map of Milky Way Arms 2 September 2025 – astronomy.network The Website of Lichfield Radio Observatory…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Fly-through of 3D plot of Milky Way Spiral Arms created using data from LRO 1, 2 and 3 radio telescopes from start of data collection to 17 August 2025 (extended 3D slices version 2 September 2025)

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Compare the 3D results below with 2D map using same data: Latest LRO 2D Map of Milky Way Arms 2 September 2025 – astronomy.network The Website of Lichfield Radio Observatory…

The 20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory

Article for SARA on mapping 8 galaxies using 20m Skynet Telescope at Green Bank Observatory

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https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SARA-Journal-article-Mapping-8-galaxies-with-20m-Skynet-FINAL-250725.docx

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Muon Detector Plots at LRO 31/8/2025

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Picomuon Data: Cosmicwatch Muon Detector – Grafana Plots up to 31/8/25 @ 22:15:

Meteor detection by radio

Meteor Pings recorded at LRO (video created from observations prior to 25/8/2025)

Admin August 30, 2025 No Comments

The link below plays an mp3 file of the sounds (pings) from meteor observations at LRO (composed of number of events over couple days with gaps removed). If you’ve never…

VLF Radio Detection of SIDs (Very low Frequency detection of Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances)

Lichfield Radio Observatory UKRAA Sudden Ionospheric Data (SIDs) at 23.4KHz for 30 August 2025 compared to data from SID Monitoring Station (https://sidstation.loudet.org/data-en.xhtml)

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SID Monitoring Station is found at SID Monitoring Station A118 Home Page – live data can be accessed via https://sidstation.loudet.org/data-en.xhtml)

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  • On two coincident muon detectors, with scintillators 5 x 5 cm horizontally, and 6cm between detectors what reduction in detection would you expect from geometry alone compared to 1cm between detectors?
  • Has anyone measured effect of temperature on response of scintillators in Cosmic Watch muon detectors?
  • What are types of cloud chamber?
  • When a muon travels through our atmosphere, what is the chance that it will interact with something in the atmosphere?
  • Are muons charged?

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  1. Admin on My 150cm LRO-H2 hydrogen line radio telescope is pointed azimuth 168 degrees, elevation 75 degrees, and collecting data by 24-hour transit scans. Which Milky Way parts does it pass through when trace shows one or two arms?
  2. Jason Burnfield on Plots of data collected using Brian Coleman’s self-made hydrogen-line feed placed at correct (I think…but maybe not?) focal point on the LRO-H2 telescope (150cm Solar Cooker Radio Telescope) & pointed towards either outer Milky Way (1 spiral arm seen) or inner Milky Way (2 spiral arms seen) 16 May 2026
  3. Hugh Goodwin on My 150cm LRO-H2 hydrogen line radio telescope is pointed azimuth 168 degrees, elevation 75 degrees, and collecting data by 24-hour transit scans. Which Milky Way parts does it pass through when trace shows one or two arms?
  4. Is there any record available of how brightness supernova 2026 in ngc 5907 has changed? – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO) on Current brightness of supernova in NGC5907
  5. Key documents for making your own Jason Burnfield 1.5m mini hydrogen line radio telescope and using this to successfully take a spectrum on M31 Andromeda Galaxy (and hopefully even the M33 Triangulum Galaxy). – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfie on Alex Pettit’s Instructions for making an umbrella antenna and cakepan loop hydrogen line feed:

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On two coincident muon detectors, with scintillators 5 x 5 cm horizontally, and 6cm between detectors what reduction in detection would you expect from geometry alone compared to 1cm between detectors?

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Has anyone measured effect of temperature on response of scintillators in Cosmic Watch muon detectors?

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What are types of cloud chamber?

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When a muon travels through our atmosphere, what is the chance that it will interact with something in the atmosphere?

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