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How to add a Trusted File in McAfee to prevent the antivirus software quarantining it

Admin August 18, 2025 No Comments

Here’s how to add a trusted file (i.e., exclude it from scans) in McAfee — the options vary slightly depending on the version you’re using: Adding a Trusted File to…

Attending & talking at conferences, workshops & societies

EuCARA 2025 Advertisement (European Conference on Amateur Radio Astronomy), Harwell Campus, UK, September 2025

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Muon Detection

Grafana Dashboard for my pair of UKRAA Cosmicwatch Muon Detectors still shows cyclical variation in levels every few hours

Admin August 17, 2025 No Comments

I moved them away from power sockets and still show this cyclical variation below.

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Magnetometer sensitivity to vibrations & orientation.

Admin August 17, 2025 No Comments

I am currently testing my magnetometer. It is on the same table where my laptop sits and the following screenshot shows just how sensitive magnetometers are to vibrations amd slight…

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If the computer shows “connected to network” but ping fails.

Admin August 17, 2025 No Comments

If the computer shows “connected to network” but ping fails, that usually means the link is established but something is wrong further up the chain. Here’s a step-by-step way to…

Windows

Adding folders to the PATH in Windows 11

Admin August 17, 2025 No Comments

On Windows 11, you can add a folder to your PATH (so its programs/scripts can be run from any terminal) in a couple of ways. Here’s the step-by-step method using…

Windows

How to enable or disable long path lengths in Windows 11

Admin August 17, 2025 No Comments

On Windows 11, long path support is enabled/disabled through a Group Policy or Registry setting. By default, Windows 11 allows paths longer than 260 characters, but sometimes it’s still restricted…

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How to print Microsoft Word A3 document on A4 printer at A3 size

Admin August 16, 2025 No Comments

Yes — you can do that by using “poster” (tiling) printing.Microsoft Word itself doesn’t directly split a single A3 page into two A4 pages, but you can achieve it in…

Attending & talking at conferences, workshops & societies

Location of videos where Microsoft Teams saves recorded meeting

Admin August 15, 2025 No Comments

If Microsoft Teams recorded your meeting, the location of the video depends on your Teams setup and whether your organization uses Microsoft Stream (classic) or OneDrive/SharePoint (the newer default). Here’s…

Linux for Radio Astronomy

How to fix Stellarium Planetarium Application freezing when launched under Linux Ubuntu

Admin August 14, 2025 No Comments

Written with the help of ChatGPT, 14 August 2025: If Stellarium isn’t responding when you launch it under Ubuntu, it’s often either a graphics driver issue, a missing library, or…

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  • Best medium format lenses to use with my Sony A99 camera.
  • 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?

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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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Best medium format lenses to use with my Sony A99 camera.

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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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