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Backyard radio telescope
Sunday, August 10, 2025 by Richard Harris
To celebrate a major milestone, the amatuer astronomer Angela Collier decided to take on something many space enthusiasts only dream about, building a working radio telescope in the backyard. What began as a casual idea turned into a hands-on citizen science project involving soldering, assembl...
How spectroheliographs work
Thursday, February 20, 2025 by Richard Harris
Alright, imagine Jodie Foster in Contact mode (my favorite all-time space movie), staring in awe at the cosmos, but with just a hint of that Silence of the Lambs intensity. "A spectroheliograph… Dr. Lecter… is an elegant instrument, designed for a very specific purpose. It isol...
SPIDER 230C radio telescope
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 by Richard Harris
PrimaLuceLab recently introduced their newest product, the SPIDER 230C compact radio telescope kit, which is an affordable entry into radio astronomy, aimed at amateur and research-level astronomers. By combining an advanced 2.3-meter diameter parabolic antenna with innovative features, the SPIDER 2...
Dwingeloo telescope captures signals from Voyager 1
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 by Richard Harris
The Dwingeloo Radio Telescope, a historic facility in the Netherlands, has successfully detected faint signals from NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft. This achievement underscores the vital role amateur astronomers and specialized equipment can play in supporting space missions during unexpected tec...