Tom Crowley, KT4XN, Part 2 What Radio Astronomy is, and what Hams can do with todays' technology

Please be sure to follow us! *HIT SUBSCRIBE & the BELL set to RINGING for NOTIFICATIONS!* Part One - Have YOU looked into the sky with an Optical and/or a Radio Telescope and looked back in time 2.3 BILLION LIGHTYEARS? Tom Crowley, KT4XN, explains the journey of Optical and Radio Astronomy, and HIS journey viewing the sky as Electrical Engineer, Optical-Radio Astronomer and Mentor. Part Two of Two. Over the last quarter-century, much of what we knew about astronomy has come from the new science of radio astronomy. The talk reviews the Electromagnetic Spectrum and how astronomy has evolved from visual only and why radio astronomy as become important. The program will review of a few of the Radio Telescopes in use today and what discoveries have been made by Radio Astronomy. How does a radio telescope produce an image compared to optical telescope cameras? *What are Amateur Radio Astronomers doing today and how can you get started?* The pr