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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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To completely reset your HP Mini 600 G4 and remove all traces of BitLocker, Windows, and old partitions.

Admin August 1, 2025 No Comments

To completely reset your HP Mini 600 G4 and remove all traces of BitLocker, Windows, and old partitions, you can fully wipe the internal drive using a Live Ubuntu USB.…

Attending & talking at conferences, workshops & societies

European Astrofest 2026 dates

Admin July 31, 2025 No Comments

Kensington Conference and Events Centre, The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London, W8 7NX Opening times Friday 6th February 2026: 9am – 6pm Saturday 7th February 2026: 9am – 6pm

Radio observation in hydrogen line (1420MHz)

Why M57 is a poor radio astronomy target for amateurs using H-Line radio telescopes

Admin July 31, 2025 No Comments

In short: no prominent absorption line in Messier 57 is known near the 21 cm hydrogen line (1420.4058 MHz). However, let’s break that down in detail — because what you’re really asking…

Windows

How to force the Handbrake app in Windows to use MP4 with H.265 and retain your audio quality

Admin July 30, 2025 No Comments

If H.265 (x265) in HandBrake is defaulting to MKV instead of MP4, it’s because some video/audio combinations aren’t supported in MP4 containers. Here’s how to force MP4 with H.265 and…

Windows

Options available in Windows 11 for resizing MP4 video files in a batch

Admin July 30, 2025 No Comments

For Windows 11 and resizing MP4 video files in batch, here are your best options: ✅ Option 1: FFmpeg (Recommended – Powerful & Free) Step-by-Step: This will: 🔧 You can…

GNU Radio

Performance comparison for FFT-based correlation of a 1,000,000-sample dataset for variety of computers with different specifications

Admin July 30, 2025 No Comments

Here’s a performance comparison for FFT-based correlation of a 1,000,000-sample dataset, using your original reference system (i5-6500, 8GB) and several upgraded configurations, including newer 12th-gen Intel CPUs. ⚙️ Test Overview…

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Standalone Python script to generate two synthetic signals and performs FFT-based correlation.

Admin July 30, 2025 No Comments

Here’s a standalone Python script you can run on your Linux system later. It generates two synthetic signals, performs FFT-based correlation, and saves the result to a timestamped .npy file…

Radio Astronomy

CPU and RAM Comparison for processing radio astronomy data

Admin July 30, 2025 No Comments

The Intel i5-8500 with 16GB RAM will be noticeably faster than the i5-6500 with 8GB RAM for processing radio astronomy data, but the actual performance gain depends on the nature…

Linux for Radio Astronomy

astro-all is not a valid package in Ubuntu by default

Admin July 25, 2025 No Comments

No, astro-all is not a valid package in Ubuntu by default. If you run: You’ll likely get an error like: Alternatives to astro-all If you’re looking to install a comprehensive…

Linux for Radio Astronomy

In Debian and its derivatives (like Ubuntu, Raspbian, etc.), there’s no official meta-package specifically for radio astronomy

Admin July 25, 2025 2 Comments

In Debian and its derivatives (like Ubuntu, Raspbian, etc.), there’s no official meta-package specifically for radio astronomy. However, you can create a custom meta-package to install a set of radio…

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Recent Posts

  • What is an FTP cable, as used on the AAA-1C Amplifier for VLF RF?
  • My SD card on my UKRAA PicoMuon Muon Detector crashed and would not create new CSV files – just said “none” on filename. How I sorted it out.
  • What does compress do in Ubuntu file manager?
  • Problem and solution: RTL-SDR Blog V4 SDR does not work with default driver in many Linux distributions whereas RTL-SDR V3 SDR does work. This post provides the answer on how to get V4 to work.
  • Monthly data from UKRAA PicoMuon detector at LRO 2/7/2026

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  1. Admin on LRO-H5 First Light – Video of data collection on ezCol 18 June 2026 – 19 June 2026.
  2. Ultimate speed power bank with compressor UPK 10 H5 from Lidl Supermarket, UK – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO) on “Cubesat in a Box” – design development as of 15 June 2026
  3. “Cubesat in a Box” – design development as of 15 June 2026 – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO) on What are attachments for power banks that keep them always on called? I need an always on power bank to power my UKRAA PicoMuon muon detector during my trans-atlantic airflight of month for my altitude muon detection experiment
  4. “Cubesat in a Box” – design development as of 15 June 2026 – astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO) on Ultimate speed power bank with compressor UPK 10 H5 from Lidl Supermarket, UK
  5. 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?

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What is an FTP cable, as used on the AAA-1C Amplifier for VLF RF?

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