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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

First Light new 1400-1427 MHz (covering Hydrogen Line) Cavity Filter from China 15-16/10/2024

Admin October 16, 2024 No Comments

Analysis of Ptarmigan Array data 10-15/10/2024, using Nooelec SAWBird H1 LNA only: Analysis of Ptarmigan Array data 15-16/10/2024, using Nooelec SAWBird H1 LNA & also Cavity Filter, at same elevation…

Meteor detection by radio

Radio signal of aurora during major auroral (Northern Lights) UK display midnight 10-11/10/2024

Admin October 13, 2024 No Comments

The auroral trace is this purple strip to left of the meteor on the right hand side plot – this is not a carrier as this would appear on exactly…

Solar Cooker 1.5m Parabolic Dish Radio Telescope

Solar Cooker Dish Radio Telescope data analysis up to 8/10/2024, 2pm.

Admin October 8, 2024 No Comments

I analysed the data collected by ezCol in the ezRA software suite (Ted Cline) today – after around 1 week of data collection using this new instrument, I have 24…

Solar Cooker 1.5m Parabolic Dish Radio Telescope

Presentation on Solar Cooker Radio Telescope so far to Society of Amateur Radio Astronomy (SARA) 7/10/2024

Admin October 8, 2024 No Comments

Click on link below to view video:

Solar Cooker 1.5m Parabolic Dish Radio Telescope

Processing first light data from solar cooker radio telescope 6/10/2024

Admin October 6, 2024 No Comments

Hot off the press! – only 2 elevation points – data from this week.

Seestar S50 Telescope

Seestar M31 sub-frames from 16/9/2024 and 5/10/2024 for RAG Astrophotography SIG meeting Nov 2024

Admin October 5, 2024 No Comments

Click on link below to download data (ZIP file containing both FIT and JPEG images): https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/M31-Seestar-combined-sub-frames-from-160924051024.zip

Solar

Detection of X-class flare at LRO 03/10/2024@1218

Admin October 3, 2024 No Comments

Using UKRAA SID Monitor at 23.4 KHz.

Solar Cooker 1.5m Parabolic Dish Radio Telescope

Next stage 1.5m solar cooker radio dish 3/10/2024

Admin October 3, 2024 3 Comments

Some cheap aluminium + zinc spray paint purchased from Lidl, UK, and using my cantenna cut for hydrogen as feedhorn.

Solar Cooker 1.5m Parabolic Dish Radio Telescope

Erecting the 150cm (1.5m) Solar Cooker Dish at LRO, and calculating its focal length 28/9/2024

Admin September 28, 2024 No Comments

Here is a photo of the dish erected at LRO: Using Parabola Calculator 2 program (Parabola Calculator version 2.0 (tripod.com) https://mscir.tripod.com/parabola/), the dimensions and focal length of my solar cooker…

Solar Cooker 1.5m Parabolic Dish Radio Telescope

Assembling solar cooker dish from ebay

Admin September 25, 2024 No Comments

First part of assembly process – it is quite big! (1.5m) Andy

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Recent Posts

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  1. Admin on Signal attenuation (loss) for common coaxial cables at around 1.42 GHz (1420 MHz), relevant for builders of amateur Hydrogen Line radio telescopes.
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