The Shiroisa Ikeda Project: An Education Project in Astronomy.
"Astronomía con todos los Sentidos".
Results and Student Contributions
The following is a series of instructions to "Get Started" with the Radio Jove radio telescope.
Getting Started
Here is a list of steps to get you started using the Radio Jove telescope:
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The first step is to learn about the program Radio-SkyPipe. This program will let you see the data in a stripchart format. It digitally samples the analog data using the sound card of the PC. You may share the data over the internet and access observations from other sites in real time. Visit the Radio-Sky Publishing site for details of the program.In particular read the description of the program and how to set the different parameters.
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The computer must be synchronized. The data is presented in Universal Time, and makes use of the PC clock.
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Visit the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory site (SOHO) . You can see the current conditions of the Sun. Also visit SpaceWeather.com for the predictions of solar activity for the day.
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Once the parameters are set start observing. Notice the levels of the chart and use the speaker to listen to the background noise, it can help in identifying interference or when a solar burst occurs. Keep a log of things that happen during the session: observers, weather conditions, interference, solar bursts etc. and the UT at which these happened.
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When you start and when you finish, do the calibration sequence in 10 second steps.
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Once you have the data try to verify the Solar Bursts as described in chapter 5 of the guide "Listening to Jupiter. A Guide for the Amateur Radio Astronomer" by Richard Flagg.
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Happy observing.