Astronomy - Revision history

DavidCary: link to article with more details

2015-08-27T19:59:32Z

link to article with more details

DavidCary: cooling

2014-07-10T17:13:20Z

cooling

DavidCary: link to related articles, etc.

2014-07-09T17:53:34Z

link to related articles, etc.

Garrocha: reverted from vandalism

2008-01-05T13:39:56Z

reverted from vandalism

88.225.212.212: /* further reading */

2008-01-05T09:18:04Z

88.225.212.212: /* astronomy wiki */

2008-01-05T09:17:43Z

astronomy wiki

64.22.93.128 at 03:44, 26 September 2007

2007-09-26T03:44:07Z

DavidCary: yet more astronomy wiki; and people looking for one

2007-09-21T05:55:39Z

yet more astronomy wiki; and people looking for one

DavidCary: rough draft

2007-08-26T19:31:25Z

rough draft

New page

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.

== astronomy wiki ==

* [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]

== further reading ==

* "Primeval Structure Telescope"
* http://radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov/
* [http://halfbakery.com/idea/Massive_20amateur_20telecope_20array "massive amateur telescope array"]
* [http://www.ursi.org/Proceedings/ProcGA05/pdf/J04.7(0632).pdf "Focal plane arrays: radio astronomy enters the CCD area"] by J.G. Bij de Vaate, M.V. Ivashina
* [http://www.bbastrodesigns.com/BBAstroDesigns.html#Computer_Operated_Telescopes "Computer Operated Telescopes"] has some open source (GPL) software.

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 == cooling ==
 Both radio and optical astronomy seems to work better when the receiver is cold.

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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://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://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]

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−	~~== further reading ==~~	+	Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be recorded in this page's edit history.
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−	* "Primeval Structure Telescope"
−	* http:~~//radiojove~~.~~gsfc.nasa.gov/~~
−	* [http://halfbakery.com/idea/Massive_20amateur_20telecope_20array "massive amateur telescope array"]
−	* [http://www.ursi.org/Proceedings/ProcGA05/pdf/J04.7(0632).pdf "Focal plane arrays: radio astronomy enters the CCD area"] by J.G. Bij de Vaate, M.V. Ivashina
−	* [http://www.bbastrodesigns.com/BBAstroDesigns.html#Computer_Operated_Telescopes "Computer Operated Telescopes"] has some open source (GPL) software.

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−	=~~= astronomy wiki ==~~	+	<font color="#FF0000">HaCKeD By ib0</font>
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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 ==

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+== astronomy wiki ==
-Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be recorded in this page's edit history.
+* [http://librarian.phys.washington.edu/astro/ University of Washington Astronomy Department wiki]

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 * [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]
 == further reading ==