Astronomy:São Gião Radio Telescope
The São Gião Radio Telescope is situated in the parish of São Gião Portugal. It was constructed in 2015, with first light in December 2015.[1] The gregorian telescope has a diameter of 9.3 m. (As of 2019) it is the biggest radio telescope in mainland Portugal. Two 3 phase motors drive the azimuth and elevation (or altitude) servo systems with an accuracy of 0.01 degree. The main reflector has a solid reflector surface that makes it suitable for observations of high frequencies up to 22 GHz.[2]
It is used to observe the hydrogen line from our galaxy and maser signals from star-forming regions and late evolution AGB or OH/IR stars.[3] The frequencies used for the hydrogen line is 1.42 GHz and maser signals are measured on 1.612,[4] and 12 GHz[5] The data results obtained with the telescope were presented on EUCARA 2016 Dwingeloo Netherlands [6] and on the ASTROFESTA 2018 in Constancia Portugal.[7][8] The telescope data and methods are also referenced by universities like the Western Kentucky University,[9] and societies like Ofiuco[10] and the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers.[11]
A report from the Correio da Beira Serra newspaper about the São Gião radio telescope, can be consulted here.
References
- ↑ "First light of the Sao Giao Radio Telescope of H1". http://parac.eu/projectmk14.htm.
- ↑ "Project MK27: Capturing water masers on 22 GHz with the Săo Giăo Radio Telescope". http://parac.eu/projectmk27.htm.
- ↑ "Late evolution of low- and intermediate-mass stars". https://astro.uni-bonn.de/~nlanger/siu_web/ssescript/new/chapter10.pdf.
- ↑ "Masers; the OH molecule detection in NML cygni / OH80.8-1.9". http://parac.eu/projectmk15.htm.
- ↑ "Complex object W3(OH) at methanol line CH3OH at 12.178 GHz". http://parac.eu/projectmk23.htm.
- ↑ "Michiel Klaassen – Disassembly, re-construction and first light of a 9.3m radio telescope". https://www.eucara.nl/wp/?page_id=80.
- ↑ "The São Gião Radiotelescope and the origin of matter". https://www.circonatureza.pt/2018/08/constancia-astrofesta-no-centro-de.html.
- ↑ "Agosto é o mês dos astros em Portugal". https://bomdia.be/agosto-e-o-mes-dos-astros-em-portugal/.
- ↑ "Sao Giao Radio Telescope (PARAC)". http://physics.wku.edu/~gibson/radio/radio_links.html.
- ↑ "PARAC (Portugal Amateur RadioAstronomy Center)". http://www.ofiuco.org.pt/links/.
- ↑ "SDR Radio Project Sites". http://www.radio-astronomy.org/node/296.
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