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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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Radio Interferometry

CCERA Interferometry Software for two dishes

Admin July 21, 2025 No Comments

Try going here to set up interferometry software https://github.com/ccera-astro/spectro_radiometer

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Astropy could be useful for converting RA/DEC to galactic coordinates

Admin July 21, 2025 No Comments

Astropy could be useful for converting RA/DEC to galactic coordinates, see:https://docs.astropy.org/en/stable/coordinates/index.html

SARA

SARA Email Discussion List (Society of Amateur Radio Astronomy)

Admin July 21, 2025 No Comments

SARA Email Discussion List: SARA maintains an open email discussion list, hosted by Google Groups. SARA membership (although encouraged) is not required to participate in this group, but one must…

Maser Radio Observations

Eduard’s list stuff needed for maser observing

Admin July 21, 2025 No Comments

My article on the mini maser telescope can be found in the July-August 2022 SARA journalTo summarize what you need:Tracking mount; solid satellite tv dish; Norsat 9000LD LNB; Leo Bodnar…

SDRplay RSPduo Software-Defined Radio (SDR)

To set dual tuner mode in SDRuno

Admin July 19, 2025 No Comments

To set dual tuner mode in SDRuno, you need to be using an SDR device that supports multiple tuners (e.g., the RSPduo from SDRplay). If you have an RSPduo, here’s…

Radio Interferometry

To utilize SDRplay’s RSPduo for interferometry

Admin July 19, 2025 No Comments

To utilize SDRplay’s RSPduo for interferometry, you’ll need to configure the SDRuno software to receive and process signals from two separate antennas, then use its diversity reception features to combine…

Linux for Radio Astronomy

How to enable automatic updates on Linux Ubuntu

Admin July 19, 2025 No Comments

Configuration of automatic updates is made possible by the unattended-upgrades package. The package keeps your system in sync with the latest security and feature updates. We are going to show…

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

Error “could not open port audio stream” in SuperSID 1.2.2 Software in Windows 10

Admin July 19, 2025 No Comments

The error “could not open port audio stream” in Windows 10 usually points to a problem with PortAudio, a cross-platform audio I/O library used by many audio-related programs (like SDR…

Windows

Windows 11 and Windows 10 are now installed, here’s how to ensure both can boot up properly.

Admin July 18, 2025 No Comments

Great — since both Windows 11 and Windows 10 are now installed, here’s how to ensure both can boot up properly. ✅ Boot Mode: UEFI You must set your firmware…

Windows

Windows 10 setup in Legacy BIOS mode can’t install to a GPT-partitioned disk

Admin July 18, 2025 No Comments

You’re encountering this issue because Windows 10 setup in Legacy BIOS mode can’t install to a GPT-partitioned disk, which is how your disk is currently set up (as required by…

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Recent Posts

  • 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?

Recent Comments

  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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What are types of cloud chamber?

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