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 RAGazine now available for download

The latest issue of the free BAA-RAG radio astronomy
publicationRAGazine is now available for download

The British Astronomical Association Radio Astronomy Group (BAA-RAG)
Coordinator Paul Hyde G4CSD writes:

1. RAG 2014
A reminder that BAA RAG is holding this year’s General Meeting at the
National Space Centre, Leicester on Saturday, May 17, starting at
10:30.  We have two keynote speakers in Prof Paul Cannon (on solar
superstorms) and Dr Klaas Wiersema (on Gamma ray Bursts) plus seven
supporting talks to create a packed day on radio astronomy and
geophysics.
Tickets are still available at £15 (£12 for BAA members) which
includes free admission to the NSC and free parking.
Further information on the event, including details of the
presentations, can be found on the BAA RAG website at
http://www.britastro.org/radio/Bookings can be made by post, phone,
fax or email using the Booking Form downloadable from the same
website.

2. RAGazine
The 3rd edition of the RAG quarterly newsletter is now available
fordownload from the BAA RAG website (see above).  This edition
contains Karl Jansky’s 1932 paper identifying additional radio noise
to that originating from thunderstorms, a review of the recent book on
the life and times of Sir Bernard Lovell, and a description of the
Siberian Solar Radio Telescope, along with articles on meteor scatter,
magnetometry and VLF activity, plus Tony Abbey’s Technology Watch
column.

We are always on the look-out for material for RAGazine.
The publication is an informal newsletter for sharing information and
experiences in amateur radio astronomy and geophysics and we do depend
upon input from those reading it.  We would like to move to publishing
every other month, rather than quarterly, provided we can get a steady
supply of material.  The Editor (Dave James) is keen to feature
members’ home observatories, outreach activities, co-operative
ventures and the like. We would also like to find one or two more
contributing editors or correspondents for specific areas who can
provide regular material on particular areas they feel would be of
interest to readers.

If you can offer anything here please contact the Editor –
dave<at>greenover.net.

3. HLOG project
The Hydrogen Line Observing Group was set up by Gordon Dennis and
Brain Coleman to make use of Brian’s 3.7m diameter dish at Redenham
Observatory for measuring Hydrogen Line emissions from the Galactic
Plane.  Despite the high winds earlier in the year which twice damaged
the azimuth gear box, observations have been largely completed from
Galactic Longitude 20 to 94 degrees with some observations at 108, 110
and 180 degrees. The team is now looking for additional volunteers to
extend the survey to at least 120 degrees longitude and maybe to 180
and beyond, plus an increased range of latitudes, in some cases as far
as ± 14 degrees to capture all the “structure” detectable with the
instrument.  Help is also needed to process the resultant data and
re-check observations.

The project provides you with an opportunity to do some serious
observing with a decent size dish.  All you need to participate is
internet access and the time to set up and monitor individual scans.
As an observer you have access to the data collected by the whole
Group for your own analysis work.

Those wishing to join the team should contact Gordon Dennis at
gordon.dennis<at>koalapub.co.uk

Best wishes

Paul Hyde G4CSD
BAA RAG Coordinator

Download the March 2014 RAGazine from
http://www.britastro.org/radio/ragazine/RAGazine_March_2014_rD.pdf

Back editions of RAGazine are available at
http://www.britastro.org/radio/downloads.html

Join the BAA-RAG Yahoo Group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baa-rag