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How to Make Images with Radio Telescope Measurements

-- Dimath | May 16, 2022

Question:

I live in Saudi Arabia and where visual observations of the night sky are near impossible I have turned to radio astronomy to keep my interest in astronomy alive. I have pulled images from satellites using an rl rsd connect to my computer and I have built a radio telescope from watching tutorials online to pick up signals. Although I gained some knowledge attempting suck task I feel like I have more o learn. So I want to generate or produce images with my telescope, I’ve only seen I tutorial online however I don’t even dive into the basics of what’s happening. And due to the limitation of information I have here, it’s impossible for me to achieve this goal. so how can I produce images with a radio telescope

-- Dimath

Answer:

This question has actually come-up several times over the years. Perhaps the answer to How to Make Images with a Radio Telescope in this blog will provide the information you are looking for.

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