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astronomy.me.uk The Website of Lichfield Radio Astronomy Observatory (LRO)

Astronomy observatory in Staffordshire, England.

  • Calculators
  • Contact me
  • Equipment List at Lichfield Radio Observatory
  • Grafana Dashboard Cosmic Watch Detectors
  • History and description of Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO)
  • Links to other SID monitoring sites
  • Live data from UKRAA Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance Monitor at LRO (SIDs)
  • Live feed from SuperSID monitor
  • Live feed from UKRAA CosmicWatch Muon Detectors
  • Live feed from UKRAA Magnetometer
  • Live feed from UKRAA PicoMuon Muon Detector
  • Live feeds at Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO)
  • Live Radio meteor observations and meteor counts
  • Live stream from 1420MHz hydrogen-line 86cm Ptarmigan Triffid Dipole Array
  • Privacy Policy
  • Publications & Presentations
  • SHOOS - SARA Hydrogen-Observing Overall Survey
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British Astronomical Association Hydrogen Line Sub-group meeting 1/12/2025

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Is it beneficial to have full wavelength sized antennas rather than half wavelength?

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How to add a shortcut to a folder on Linux Ubuntu Desktop

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How to close Snap Store Apps to allow SNAP to update in Linux Ubuntu

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GNC Flowcharts from Brett for USRP B210 SDR & Video Training links for GNC (GNU Radio Companion)

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What does following product do? RFandEMF TM-195: 3 Axis High Frequency/RF Measurement, EMF Meter covers 50MHz – 3.5GHz

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How to avoid audio clashes GNU Radio with other devices using the audio stream on the computer running the software

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How to back up an entire Linux Ubuntu system 29/11/2025

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