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On Sep 2, 2021, at 12:49 PM, Dave Typinski <dav...@typnet.net> wrote:
Hi all,
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On Sep 2, 2021, at 7:20 PM, Dave Typinski <dav...@typnet.net> wrote:
Hi Alan,
You're welcome to drop by any time. Only caveat is to contact well ahead of time to ensure I'm not away on some trip or another.
You nailed it: the whole reason I went to radio astronomy is precisely because of the poor optical conditions here. Between the light pollution, humidity, and clouds, I'd say we get maybe ten to twenty good optical days per year. In contrast, Jovian radio emission can be observed just fine during heavy rain, day or night. Better at night, though, when the ionospheric F layer isn't attenuating Jupiter and reflecting QRM and QRN back down to the telescope's antenna array.
It's not without its problems: RFI is an ever-present threat and has ruined many observations. Made this up in frustration a few years ago.
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