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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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

M-Class Flare detected at LRO 31/3/2025 via UKRAA 23.4KHz SID monitor

Admin April 5, 2025 No Comments

Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances (SIDs) are changes in power level of very low frequency signals detected with simple equipment in our houses that take up very little space and represent the…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Removing Mylar covering from 2 out of 6 petals of LRO-H2 parabolic solar cooker dish

Admin April 3, 2025 No Comments
Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Catalogues of H1 sources (hydrogen)

Admin March 22, 2025 No Comments

The THINGS survey is what you are looking for – research paper (web) can be seen below: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-6256/136/6/2563/meta Download above THINGS survey research paper in PDF format by clicking here:…

Radio Astronomy

Coaxial cable choices for radio astronomy from Norman Pomfret

Admin March 22, 2025 No Comments

Co-axial cable Impedance. Matching impedance is not too critical when you are not transmitting POWER. where out of phase reflections can cause much higher voltages to be created often referred…

The 20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory

Instructions on using 20m Skynet radio dish at Green Bank Observatory

Admin March 22, 2025 2 Comments

Observing Advice for the NRAO Skynet 20-meter telescope Following is from 22/3/2025 on following link: https://www.gb.nrao.edu/20m/obsadvice.html Links UNC Skynet 20m skynet interface Log of 20m results. latest observation NRAO Skynet…

The 20 Metre Skynet Radio Dish at Green Bank Observatory

My data so far from 20m Skynet dish at Green Bank Observatory

Admin March 22, 2025 No Comments

SARA members have access to this telescope, providing an incredible opportunity to use a professional telescope for personal observations, which will be used for educational purposes. A ZIP file of…

Maser Radio Observations

1m Triax Satellite Dish arrives for water maser radio observing programme

Admin March 19, 2025 No Comments

Another project underway is water maser radio observing. This requires a 1m dish (arrived today, below) and an LNB for 22 GHz (ordered from USA) and a HEQ5 Pro mount…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Video from inaugural meeting of British Astronomical Association Radio Astronomy Group Hydrogen Line Group

Admin March 18, 2025 No Comments

Click below to download video:

Multimeters

How to zero resistance measurements on VA40B Multimeter

Admin March 17, 2025 No Comments

I own the VA40B Multimeter – part of my testing regime for aerials involves measuring resistance. To ensure accurate resistance measurements with your VA40B multimeter, it’s essential to account for…

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Direction of movement and Doppler shift in radio frequencies

Admin March 17, 2025 No Comments

In cosmology, a positive Doppler shift in radio waves means an object is moving away from us. This happens because the waves get redshifted — their wavelength stretches, and the…

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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. 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?
  2. 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?
  3. 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
  4. 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?
  5. 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

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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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