The Radio Telescopes at SFA

SFA RADIO TELESCOPES

SFA Data and Information

Sun Interferometry Test
SFA Fire Plots
SFA Raw Data
GPS Site Map
Aerial View of the Dishes
Status Report
Newspaper Article

Software Downloads

SFA's Data Collection Software - for Spectra Cyber Spectrometers (~5MB)
SFA's Data Analysis Software - for making Fire Plots (~5MB)
JSS Data Collection Software
JAVA Calculators

Parts

Radio Astronomy Supplies - used at SFA
Custom Astronomical Support Services, Inc.
Shielded Cable Provider - used at SFA
Signal Level Meters

Articles

SFA Thesis Research Cyber Spectra User Manual -->
Basics of Radio Astronomy - JPL
A Basic Primer - Cliff Bates
Radio Astronomy Tutorial - Haystack Observatory
Mount Designs - Geo-Orbit
Radio Astronomy - Brian Thomas
Books and Videos - RadioSky
CD's and Kits for Teachers - Radio Sky Publishing
Useful Formulae - Steve Olney

Radio Observatories

SFA Radio Observatory
UTEP Radio Telescopes
UTEP Array Files
Berkeley Radio Telescope Arrays
The Red Lodge Small Array Radio Telescope
Argus Station
MIT Haystack Observatory
Radio Sky - 18" Dish
NRAO - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Radio Astronomy in New Mexico: The VLA and VLBA
LOFAR - Low Frequency Array
University of Indiana
21 cm Line Widths of Galaxies
Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA)
3.7-meter Student Radio Telescope

10-foot Radio Telescope at the SFA Observatory

Fire Plots of the Radio Data

Acknowledgements

We are grateful for the donations and support of the following groups.

The radio astronomy project was initiated at SFA by Michael Johnson as part of his graduate research. For more information contact Dan Bruton or check out the SFA Observatory.