41 minutes ago
Here is another look at the new RSP Streamer X for @SDRPlay RSPduo. 1X SDR, 2X Streams = 2X XRITs running. Right now just 2X GOES-17 but you can imagine one tuner tied to GOES-16 and the other to GOES-17. Coming soon. https://t.co/05C8L6Ksbp
1 hour ago
Today's full disk false color image from GOES-17 (as relayed). Crop of Argentina. https://t.co/PnDSSOGxZh
2 days ago
#NOAA19 #HRPT from the 15:55 UTC pass with a max elv of 37°.
Handtarcked this time out of my garden using my linear feed.
Signal was great as long as it cleared the Obstructions (sccreenshot is trough trees)
I will Build a new Helix for comparision in the next week or so. https://t.co/ZCO3e1FkOt
2 days ago
For the last 2 days I've been controlling the @MarsRovers Oppy connections. Rest assured project is trying their hardest to get #OppyPhoneHome. We get 4 windows after commanding to listen for a beep, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter downlink does make it difficult on occasion. https://t.co/CF8HICiVob
2 days ago
More 8.4GHz depolarisors under construction! Also work fine for 7.5GHz milsat band. https://t.co/bmSXlDaFbQ
3 days ago
Some improvements coming soon to XRIT decoder. Mesoscale false color images have been fixed to work when component image sizes do not match. Memory foot print improved. New LUT for false color. And 2 MSPS support for RSPduo. Today's FD and mesoscale centered on Austin Texas. https://t.co/99AGHWVCWU
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Lunar Eclipse 2014
Persistence and coffee helped to produce the two images below of the Lunar Eclipse last night. I was fighting high wispy clouds all night. The 1st magnitude star Spica was conveniently parked next to the moon and made for a … Continue reading
April Planets with some nice Glass
Spent some time with the big gas planets and Mars. Mars is closest to Earth since 2007 and is still pretty hard to see. Jupiter turned out nice. Saturn was a bit out of focus, seeing was not too good. … Continue reading