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Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

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Admin January 14, 2026 No Comments

The information provided on this website is provided for reference purposes only. It is my personal development blog, and is not intended to act as an educational or advisory tool…

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I have the £20 monthly subscription to ChatGPT. I notice new tariff available £7 per month. What is difference?

Admin August 7, 2026 No Comments

Yes. The cheaper plan you’re seeing is ChatGPT Go. OpenAI currently lists Go at $8/month in the US, with localized pricing in some countries—which is presumably why you’re seeing about…

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40 foot radio telescope at Green Bank Observatory – Andrew acting as hot object

Admin August 6, 2026 No Comments

I stood on a chair in front of 40 foot RT and got on and off the chair and it showed up on the old-style pen and paper recorder used…

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Photos from Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) Eastern Conference August 2026

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Review of hydrogen line telescopes at LRO – talk for SARA Eastern Conference at Green Bank Observatory 2 August 2026

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Poem: The Train Going to the Taxi to the Coach to the Plane to the Taxi to the Car to Green Bank Observatory!

Admin July 30, 2026 No Comments

By Andrew Thornett On the LRO Busman’s Holiday Summer 2026. I ambled, I hurried, I strolled with delight,Then rushed to the station at dawn’s early light.I boarded, departed, proceeded, set…

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If an electron or a black hole has intrinsic properties regardless of whether anyone observes them, why shouldn’t the cat also have a definite state?

Admin July 29, 2026 No Comments

This is a deep and important question. The key point is that Schrödinger’s cat was never intended to prove that observation creates reality. In fact, Erwin Schrödinger invented the thought…

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Suppose the only thing in the Universe is a single black hole. Can we meaningfully say whether it is spinning?

Admin July 29, 2026 No Comments

That’s another profound question, and it touches on active areas of theoretical physics. Suppose the only thing in the Universe is a single black hole. Can we meaningfully say whether…

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Suppose there were only one particle in the entire Universe. What would it mean to say it has spin?

Admin July 29, 2026 No Comments

That’s an excellent question, and it gets right to the heart of what physicists mean by spin. The short answer is that a fundamental particle’s spin is not literally the…

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What is a Faucault pendulum and what does it demonstrate?

Admin July 29, 2026 No Comments

A Foucault pendulum is a simple but elegant experiment that demonstrates that the Earth rotates. It consists of a very long pendulum (often 10–70 m long) with a heavy bob.…

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Which state hosts Green Bank Observatory in the USA?

Admin July 29, 2026 1 Comment

Green Bank Observatory is in the state of West Virginia, in the eastern United States. It is located in the small community of Green Bank, in Pocahontas County, within the…

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