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A variety of "open" tools for optical and radio astronomy. | A variety of "open" tools for optical and radio astronomy. | ||
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| + | : ''main: [[cooling]]'' | ||
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| + | Both radio and optical astronomy seems to work better when the receiver is cold. | ||
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| + | * A Temperature Controlled Head Amplifier for 408MHz Radio Astronomy[http://www.dmradas.co.uk/408_Head_Amp.html] | ||
| + | * Peltier Cooler for DSLR. A temperature reduction of 12 'C apparently reduces the CCD dark current by a factor of 4.[http://forum.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/index.php?topic=4660.0] | ||
| + | * [http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbarchive/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/100337/page/11/view/expanded/sb/1/o/all] | ||
| + | * This Web Cam Autoguiding thread also mentions Peltier cooling[http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbarchive/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/100337/page/11/view/expanded/sb/1/o/all] | ||
| + | * "Noise Experiment #5: Peltier Cooler" describes more or les directly bolting a Peltier to the bottom of a DSLR camera.[http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbarchive/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1324547/Main/1320639] | ||
| + | * "DSLR Peltier Coolbox"[http://www.swashastro.co.uk/peltier_cooler_box.html] | ||
| + | * "Is it more efficient to stack two Peltier modules or to set them side by side?"[http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/116271/is-it-more-efficient-to-stack-two-peltier-modules-or-to-set-them-side-by-side] | ||
| + | * "Thermistor control of peltier voltage with Arduino (for DSLR chill box project)"[http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/118536/thermistor-control-of-peltier-voltage-with-arduino-for-dslr-chill-box-project] | ||
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| + | == astronomy wiki == | ||
Someone over at [http://www.bautforum.com/about-baut/64543-what-do-about-jerry-posts.html#post1069123 the Bad Astronomy and Universe Today forum] are considering using a wiki for FAQs and "a small library of the "Greatest Hits"". | Someone over at [http://www.bautforum.com/about-baut/64543-what-do-about-jerry-posts.html#post1069123 the Bad Astronomy and Universe Today forum] are considering using a wiki for FAQs and "a small library of the "Greatest Hits"". | ||
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| + | * [http://librarian.phys.washington.edu/astro/ University of Washington Astronomy Department wiki] | ||
| + | * [http://boinc-wiki.info/ the Unofficial BOINC Wiki]: you can participate in scientific research | ||
| + | * [http://wiki.gb.nrao.edu/ Green Bank national radio astronomy observatory wiki] | ||
| + | * [http://www.radionet-eu.org/rnwiki/ RadioNet wiki: advanced radio astronomy] | ||
| + | * [http://www.cv.nrao.edu/course/astr535/ ASTR 535: Radio Astronomy Instrumentation wiki] | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Astronomy Wikibooks:Astronomy] | ||
| + | * [http://gnuradio.org/trac/wiki GNU Radio wiki]: discusses [[software-defined radio]] (SDR). One application is [http://gnuradio.org/trac/wiki/CompGrRadioAstrononmy radio astronomy] | ||
| + | * [http://asymptomatic.net/2004/06/18/2018/indoor-astronomy-wiki "Indoor Astronomy Wiki"] http://indoorastronomy.com/ | ||
| + | * [http://wiki.stellar-visions.org/ the Stellar Visions wiki] | ||
| + | * [http://slackerastronomy.org/slackerpedia/ Slackerpedia Galactica, the free astronomy encyclopedia] -- now with a sense of humor! | ||
== further reading == | == further reading == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:59, 27 August 2015
A variety of "open" tools for optical and radio astronomy.
People in astronomy have been sharing electronics information for a long time.
Some people use a motor driver to point the telescope in the right location.
cooling[edit]
- main: cooling
Both radio and optical astronomy seems to work better when the receiver is cold.
- A Temperature Controlled Head Amplifier for 408MHz Radio Astronomy[1]
- Peltier Cooler for DSLR. A temperature reduction of 12 'C apparently reduces the CCD dark current by a factor of 4.[2]
- [3]
- This Web Cam Autoguiding thread also mentions Peltier cooling[4]
- "Noise Experiment #5: Peltier Cooler" describes more or les directly bolting a Peltier to the bottom of a DSLR camera.[5]
- "DSLR Peltier Coolbox"[6]
- "Is it more efficient to stack two Peltier modules or to set them side by side?"[7]
- "Thermistor control of peltier voltage with Arduino (for DSLR chill box project)"[8]
astronomy wiki[edit]
Someone over at the Bad Astronomy and Universe Today forum are considering using a wiki for FAQs and "a small library of the "Greatest Hits"".
Should I jump in and recommend one of the below astronomy wiki? I've been using wiki so long that I am a little disconcerted when a discussion forum has rules heavily discouraging editing even one's own posts, disparaging such edits as "revisionism". (But perhaps those people don't know about the "history" feature of most wiki). --DavidCary 22:55, 20 September 2007 (PDT)
astronomy wiki[edit]
- University of Washington Astronomy Department wiki
- the Unofficial BOINC Wiki: you can participate in scientific research
- Green Bank national radio astronomy observatory wiki
- RadioNet wiki: advanced radio astronomy
- ASTR 535: Radio Astronomy Instrumentation wiki
- Wikibooks:Astronomy
- GNU Radio wiki: discusses software-defined radio (SDR). One application is radio astronomy
- "Indoor Astronomy Wiki" http://indoorastronomy.com/
- the Stellar Visions wiki
- Slackerpedia Galactica, the free astronomy encyclopedia -- now with a sense of humor!
further reading[edit]
- "Primeval Structure Telescope"
- http://radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- "massive amateur telescope array"
- "Focal plane arrays: radio astronomy enters the CCD area" by J.G. Bij de Vaate, M.V. Ivashina
- "Computer Operated Telescopes" has some open source (GPL) software.
