Useful Information
The following sources were used in the construction, programming, calibration, signal acquisition and analysis of radar reflections at the Jodrell Plank Observatory:
The following sources were used in the construction, programming, calibration, signal acquisition and analysis of radar reflections at the Jodrell Plank Observatory:
- How to use meteor radio scatter to observe meteors - Paul Hyde July 2014 edition of Sky at Night Magazine
- How to configure Spectrum Lab for meteor scatter - Paul Hyde July 2014 edition of Sky at Night Magazine
- Antennas, Masts, Head amplifiers, Cables and Filters for a 143.050MHz Meteor Scatter Radar Receiver Pdf - https://www.britastro.org/radio/projects/Antennas_for_meteor_radar.pdf
- How to build a simple Yagi Aerial - Paul Hyde June 2014 edition of the Sky at Night Magazine
- Detection of Meteors by RADAR - Dr David Morgan https://www.britastro.org/radio/projects/Detection_of_meteors_by_RADAR.pdf
- Meteor Radar SDR Receiver (FUNcube Dongle) - Dr David Morgan https://www.britastro.org/radio/projects/MeteorRadarSDRReceiver.pdf
- Configuring Spectrum Lab for Meteor Scatter Pdf - Paul Hyde https://www.britastro.org/radio/downloads/SkyAtNight/AboutSpectrumLab_v1.pdf
- Spectrum Lab's Interpreter - https://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/speclab/interpr.htm
- Handbook for Meteor Observers - International Meteor Organization Edited by Jurgen Rendtel and Rainer Arlt
- Statistical properties of meteors from a simple, passive forward scatter system - D D Meisel J E Richardson - Pergamon Planetary and Space Science 6 Sept 1998
A Leonid Meteor imaged over the Jodrell Plank Observatory on the 22nd November 2018 with a Canon 600 D DSLR mounted on a Star Adventurer Equatorial Mount.
An Alpha Capricornid or Delta Aquarid meteor imaged over the Jodrell Plank Observatory on the 24th July 2019 with a Canon 600 D DSLR mounted on a Star Adventurer Equatorial Mount.
A very bright sporadic meteor imaged over the Jodrell Plank Observatory on the 30th July 2019 with a Canon 400 D DSLR mounted on a Star Adventurer Equatorial Mount.