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Month: September 2024
Photos from the International Astronomy Show 2024
This show was held in Coventry, England, on 14/9/2024 – the show was excellent, both in terms of talks and
Read moreAndrew speaking at International Astronomy Show 14/9/2024 in Coventry, United Kingdom on how to radio hydrogen mapping of the Milky Way, weighing the Milky Way and demonstrating Dark Matter in our galaxy, at home in your own back yard.
Note I am NOT the chap with the red hair on the right next to the screen! To view the
Read moreAdvice from James Rowley-Hill on hunting and photographing aurorae in UK at IAS 14/9/2024
Advice from James Rowley-Hill on hunting and photographing aurorae in UK. Aurorae look MUCH better on camera and may not
Read moreSARA Scope in Box Package, and ezRA Software Suite used for hydrogen radio mapping experiments at LRO and list of hardware components accessible in UK 14/9/2024.
The hydrogen radio mapping project was produced by the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomy (SARA), based in the USA (https://www.radio-astronomy.org/node/366).
Read moreObserving Log @ LRO 11/9/2024@ 21:53-22:10 (British Summer Time)
[11/09, 21:53] Andrew Thornett: For 1st time in long time I am outsode with my telescope! Tonight the Dobo for
Read moreTalk given to Rosliston Astronomy Group’s Spectroscopy Special Interest Group 13 September 2024 on processing spectra
Click on link below to download talk: https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/RAG-Spectroscopy-Talk-Sept-2024-DRAFT-010924@1830-1.pptx Handout given to participants at session 13/9/2024: https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Handout-RAG-Spectroscopy-Talk-Sept-2024.pdf Full download pack for
Read moreInternational Astronomy Show talk on mapping Milky Way at wavelength of hydrogen 14/9/2024
Click below to download talk I gave at International Astronomy Show 2024, UK: https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/RAG-Spectroscopy-Talk-Sept-2024-DRAFT-010924@1830.pdf https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bio-summary-talk-Dr-Thornett-IAS-2024-1.docx
Read moreLatest results of processing all available hydrogen data mapping Milky Way using Ptarmigan Array @ LRO 31/10/2024-10/9/2024
Software used: I am incredibly grateful to Ted Cline for his wonderful ezRA suite software, which was used for data
Read moreData from 24 hour drift scan at 40 degrees declination from Lichfield UK 6-7/9/2024 with Alex Pettit 21cm Patch Yagi Antenna
Data requested by Alex for assessing performance of antenna. Click link below to download data: https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AP21YAGI-40degs-dec-24hr-drift-scan-06-070924.zip
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