16 hours ago
I achieved first-light this evening on the X-band cataloguing system. I lashed up a test version of the converter to test my concept. It seems to work well!
HEO Meridian 4 and GEO WGS6 both heard on a small 17.5dB horn.
No unexpected issues with RF system!
Suggestions? https://t.co/iL7mc08wUv
1 day ago
Of course, must show the VIS/IR sandwich RGB for this monster Texas storm. #txwx Higher res: https://t.co/wDMVy0t02A https://t.co/bkd59tryKD
1 day ago
NOAA 19 late afternoon pass. 4630 lines - my personal record! Decoded with #XHRPT and #UltraTrack from #usa_satcom. Do you see this "boomerang cloud" in the north next to norway? https://t.co/DUupGAX8ud
5 days ago
I hope all you GOES-16 (E) users are enjoying your not broken satellite. This is the daily situation with GOES-17 (W) right now! https://t.co/t4xVJrXsm4
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
