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Adventures in (Radio) Amateur Astronomy
The 4.6 meter “smiley” dish at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, soon to be available for student use via the internet. the dish was formerly used by the military, and the “face” was used to taunt any spy satellites passing overhead! (Credit: SETI League photo used by permission under SETI’s fair use policy).
Is there truly anything new under the Sun? Well, when it comes to amateur astronomy, many observers are branching out beyond the optical. And while it’s true that you can’t carry out infrared or X-ray astronomy from your backyard — or at least, not until amateurs begin launching their own space telescopes — you can join in the exciting world of amateur radio astronomy.(…)
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© David Dickinson for Universe Today, 2014. |
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