Lashley The Radio Sky and How to Observe It

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4419-0883-4
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten

Reihe: Physics and Astronomy (R0)

Radio astronomy is far from being beyond the scope of amateurs astronomers, and this practical, self-contained guide for the newcomer to practical radio astronomey is an ideal introduction. This guide is a must for anyone who wants to join the growing ranks of 21st Century backyard radio astronomers.

The first part of the book provides background material and explains (in a non-mathematical way) our present knowledge of the stronger radio sources – those observable by amateurs – including the Sun, Jupiter, Meteors, Galactic and extra-galactic sources.

The second part of the book deals not only with observing, but – assuming no prior technical knowledge of electronics or radio theory – takes the reader step-by-step through the process of building and using a backyard radio telescope.

There are complete, detailed plans and construction information for a number of amateur radio telescopes, the simplest of which can be put together and working – using only simple tools – in a weekend. For other instruments, there are full details of circuit-board layouts, components to use and (vitally important in radio astronomy) how to construct antennae for radio astronomy.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lashley, Jeff

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Radio Sun.- Jupiter.- Meteors and Meteor Streams.- Beyond the Solar System.- Antennae.- Setting Up a Radio Astronomy Station.- Radio Hardware Theory.- to RF Electronics.- Building a Very Low Frequency Solar Flare Monitor.- Microwave Radio Telescope Projects.- Building a Jupiter Radio Telescope.- Building a Broad Band Solar Radio Telescope.- Data Logging and Data Processing.

Über Autor(innen)

Jeff Lashley is a technical support engineer at the National Space Centre in Leicester, UK. He has written regularly for Sunderland and Dundee newspapers. His most recent article on Radio Astronomy was published in the Radio Society of Great Britain magazine Radcom, in January 2007.