EU-HOUMW training session Limassol, Cyprus December 6-7, 2011 Cezar LE ŞANU Research Assistant Astronomical Observatory-Planetarium Compartment University “Ştefan cel Mare” of Suceava, Romania www.usv.ro EU-HOUMW Internet Educational Solar Radio Telescope This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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EU-HOUMW training session Limassol, Cyprus December 6-7, 2011
Cezar LEŞANUResearch AssistantAstronomical Observatory-Planetarium Compartment
University “Ştefan cel Mare” of Suceava, Romaniawww.usv.ro
EU-HOUMW Internet Educational Solar Radio Telescope
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Atmospheric opacity
www.wikipedia.com
Advantages of the radio astronomy
Radio observations are possible:• during the day• on full Moon• on bad weather (cloudy sky)• inside and behind dust and gas clouds
1890 Thomas Alva Edison
wwwSource: www.nrao.edu
1897 Sir Oliver J. Lodge
Source: www.nrao.edu
Wilsing şi Scheiner (1896)
Source: www.nrao.edu
Charles Nordman (1900)
Source: www.nrao.edu
What is a radio telescope? http://radiosky.com/simple.html
Small total power radio telescopeusing on the shelf Satelite TV Ku-band equipment
Offset TV satellite dish
Power Supply
14-18V DCAnalog satellite finder
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LNB
Computer + data logging software
Data acquisition board
Detect microwaves emitted by the Sun and approximate the temperature at ~11GHz (chromosphere)
source: http://sun.kochi-ct.jp/e/observatory.html
Goal of the EU-HOU Internet Solar Radio Telescope
• Bring to the classroom via Internet the Solar radio astronomy (1-2 hours theoretical background, data acquisition, exercises)