SCSU and Radio Jove

The South Carolina State University Radio Observatory has been a regular contributor to the Radio JOVE data archive for more than three years, providing hundreds of observations along with the associated data files.

The Dual Frequency, Jupiter/Solar Alt-Az telescope

A continuation of work conducted from 2000 to 2001 observing solar radio bursts and Jupiter radio bursts as part of the NASA Goddard Radio JOVE program.
This telescope was designed to study differences in the propagation of solar radio bursts in both structure and arrival times at Earth as observed at high and low frequencies.
The telescope consists of two stacked antennas; one for 20 MHz and the other for 144 MHz, two Icom R-75 receivers and a downconverter and preamp for the 144 MHz receiver.

Dual Frequency radio telescope.
The 144 MHz antenna is above the 20 MHz antenna.

Utilizing SkyPipe software (Freeware) as well as the Windows Media (Freeware) technology live audio streaming, K-16 educators across South Carolina or around the world will be able to hear and record observations for classroom purposes as if they were at the SCSU radio observatory, providing inspirational assets that will have a powerful, positive impact on K-16 science education and public outreach.

A solar radio burst recorded by the Dual Frequency Radio Telescope.
The blue trace is at 144 MHz and the red trace the same burst at 20 MHz.

Radio Dish Antenna

The South Carolina State University Radio Observatory (SCSURO) dish is a standard 10-foot TVRO mesh dish. The dish is mounted on top of the planetarium building to give the best field of view without obstructions as well as a measure of security. It is fully steerable and moved with an Altitude/Azimuth motor drive.

The 10 foot TVRO Radio Telescope Dish at SCSURO

One project was to map the galaxy, visible from Orangeburg, SC at 1.4 GHz using the dish, to try to produce a topographic style map showing intensity levels vs. RA & Dec.

Center for NASA Research & Technology

South Carolina State University

SCSU and Radio Jove

The Dual Frequency, Jupiter/Solar Alt-Az telescope

Dual Frequency radio telescope.
The 144 MHz antenna is above the 20 MHz antenna.

A solar radio burst recorded by the Dual Frequency Radio Telescope.
The blue trace is at 144 MHz and the red trace the same burst at 20 MHz.

Radio Dish Antenna

The 10 foot TVRO Radio Telescope Dish at SCSURO

A 3-D radio map of the Milky Way Galaxy compiled from data
taken with the 10-foot radio dish at SCSURO

Center for NASA Research & Technology

South Carolina State University

SCSU and Radio Jove

The Dual Frequency, Jupiter/Solar Alt-Az telescope

Dual Frequency radio telescope. The 144 MHz antenna is above the 20 MHz antenna.

A solar radio burst recorded by the Dual Frequency Radio Telescope. The blue trace is at 144 MHz and the red trace the same burst at 20 MHz.

Radio Dish Antenna

The 10 foot TVRO Radio Telescope Dish at SCSURO

A 3-D radio map of the Milky Way Galaxy compiled from data taken with the 10-foot radio dish at SCSURO

Dual Frequency radio telescope.
The 144 MHz antenna is above the 20 MHz antenna.

A solar radio burst recorded by the Dual Frequency Radio Telescope.
The blue trace is at 144 MHz and the red trace the same burst at 20 MHz.

A 3-D radio map of the Milky Way Galaxy compiled from data
taken with the 10-foot radio dish at SCSURO