Showing posts with label astronomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label astronomy. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

The Red-Shifted Neutral Hydrogen Signal from the Cosmic Dark Ages is in the Range of our Direct Conversion Receiver

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On the flight to the Dominican Republic I was listening to Fraser Cain's interview with Dr. Christiaan Brinkerink.   I was kind of blown...
Monday, June 23, 2025

First Images from the Vera Rubin Observatory (in Chile) Were Posted Today

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Click above for a MUCH better image From the IEEE Spectrum article:  Every night, the telescope will take a thousand images, one every 34 se...
Sunday, May 4, 2025

"Unlocking the secrets of the heavens with a tool fashioned by one's own hand."

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  Click on the image for a clearer view.  https://stellafane.org/tm/atm/ This quote is obviously about telescopes, but I think in many ways ...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Falcon 9 Rocket Flies Over the Dominican Republic -- February 18, 2025

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Just 30 minutes prior to this, my wife Elisa happened to see on Instagram a map showing the flight path of the Falcon 9. We didn't know ...
Sunday, January 26, 2025

Fireball (Meteor) Over the Dominican Republic

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Click on the link below to see the video https://www.tiktok.com/@william.de.jesus01/video/7464040455185993002 I had been telling Mike WN2A h...
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Thursday, January 9, 2025

A Saw the Southern Cross (Crux) This Morning (first time in 30 years!)

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You can see it (above) in the picture I took this morning, with my Iphone.  I think I last saw this important constellation more than 30 yea...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Two Satellites Spotted Pre-Dawn

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  I was out with Guapo the dog at 5:28 am EST on November 12, 2024.  I looked up and first saw one satellite moving from South to North.  Th...
Friday, November 8, 2024

Using a Photomultiplier THERMATRON to Detect Single Photons

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I've been a fan of Jeroen's YouTube channel for a while now.  He has a very nice approach, combining theoretical knowlege with pract...
Sunday, June 30, 2024

Progress Report Video on the SolderSmoke Shack South

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The new shack is coming together in HI7 land.   I will need a shelf for the test gear -- I am looking for something thatcan sit on the main ...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

The James Webb Space Telescope -- Background Video and Update Article

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The Scientific American video (above) has some really interesting info on how they built the JWST and what its capabilities are.  For exampl...
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Friday, August 5, 2022

SolderSmoke Podcast #239: Hex DX, VFO Temp Comp, DC RX, Polyakov!, DX-100, Wireless Set, Farhan's "Daylight Again" HDR rig, MAILBAG

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N2CQR Hex Beam Aimed at Europe SolderSmoke #239 is available for download:  http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke239.mp3 TRAVELOGUE :   James...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

James Webb Telescope's Deep Field -- What Would Be Behind A Grain of Sand Held at Arms Length. Click on the Picture

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  NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Known as Webb’s Fi...
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Sunday, February 6, 2022

NASA Video of Moon Orbiting Earth (Looks Fake, but Is Real)

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https://scitechdaily.com/this-is-real-nasa-camera-a-million-miles-away-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth/
Saturday, December 25, 2021

A Nice Christmas Gift Out of French Guiana -- The Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope

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  A nice Christmas present from NASA and ESA on the screen early on Christmas morning.   Track Webb Telescope's progress here:  https://...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Homebrew Tiny Space Telescopes from the Netherlands

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It is good every once in a while to step back from our electronic work benches and take a look at what other kinds of builders are making.  ...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Looking for the Apollo 10 Lunar Module

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https://www.universetoday.com/142505/apollo-10s-snoopy-lunar-lander-may-have-been-found-in-space/?fbclid=IwAR3xwZowaqKwpK46DXW6u_LbfVu_Co86k...
Monday, December 21, 2020

Observations from the Mars 2020 Opposition

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  These are some of the drawings that I made during the Mars 2020 opposition. I would go out to my back porch with my 6 inch Dobsonian Newto...
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

SolderSmoke Podcast #227: Solar System, SDR, Simple SSB, HA-600A, BITX17, Nesting Moxons? Mailbag

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SolderSmoke Podcast #227 is available:  http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke227.mp3 Travelogue Mars is moving away.  Jupiter and Saturn clos...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Mars is BACK! 2020 Opposition! Don't Miss it!

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2004  Sometimes waking up a bit earlier when the sunrise is coming later leads you to some interesting things.   It was quite humid ...
Monday, February 10, 2020

Volcano Light in Chile

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This popped up on Twitter today.  It is from 2018 -- the Villarrica volcano in Chile.   Interesting shot. The label said it was taken d...