Amateur Astronomers Detect Signal Coming From Voyager 1 Spacecraft, 24.9 Billion Kilometers Away
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The amateurs were able to locate Voyager 1, a space probe, with their relatively small dish in the woods of Drenthe.
Voyager 1 Sends Signals From 24.9 Billion Kilometers Away: How Amateur Astronomers Made History - Optic Flux
NASA’s Voyager 1, the furthest human-made object from Earth, continues to surprise the scientific community nearly 47 years after its launch. In a jaw-dropping demonstration of passion and ingenuity, amateur astronomers in the Netherlands recently picked up faint signals from the spacecraft—an achievement that would have seemed impossible just decades ago. A Spacecraft Defying Time […]
Amateur Astronomers Capture Voyager 1 Signal 24.9 Billion Kilometers from Earth
In a fascinating achievement, a group of amateur astronomers in the Netherlands has successfully captured a faint signal from NASA’s... The post Amateur Astronomers Capture Voyager 1 Signal 24.9 Billion Kilometers from Earth appeared first on Curiosmos.
Amateur Radio Operators Detect Signals From Voyager 1
At the time of its construction in the 1950s, the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory was the largest rotatable telescope in the world with a dish diameter of 25 meters. It was quickly overtaken in the rankings but was used by astronomers for decades until it slowly fell into disuse in the early 2000s. After a restoration project the telescope is now a national heritage site in the Netherlands where it is also available for use by radio amateurs. Recent…
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