1997 European Radio Astronomy Congress Photos

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1997 European Radio Astronomy Congress

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European Radio Astronomy Club president Peter Wright and his wife Angelika Gherke sponsored the first European Radio Astronomy in Heppheim, Germany, 19-20 September 1997. They are seen here at the 3-meter radio telescope at the Starkensburg Observatory, venue for the meeting.

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Winter view of the European Radio Astronomy Club's 3-meter radio telescope in Mannheim. 25% of the instrument's time is being devoted to SETI. Much of the Congress program was devoted to involving European amateur radio astronomers in SETI.

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Executive director Dr. H. Paul Shuch (l) was the keynote speaker for the European Radio Astronomy Congress. He is seen here with Peter Wright, SETI League volunteer coordinator for Germany, at the European Radio Astronomy Club observatory.

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Ian Morison of Manchester University was a distinguished speaker at the European Radio Astronomy Congress. He told of plans to involve the Lovell Radio Telescope at Jodrell Bank in SETI activities. He is seen here admiring one of the telescopes at the Starkenburg Observatory in Heppenheim, host facility for the Congress.

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European Radio Astronomy Club president Peter Wright working at the microwave test bench he set up for members' use at the Observatory. He invited Congress attendees to bring along their preamplifiers, filters and converters, for testing and tuneup as required.

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The Faraday cage beneath the European Radio Astronomy Club's 3-meter dish is an equipment enclosure for these receivers, which tune the 25 to 1000 MHz range used for Intermediate Frequencies. Downconverters for various microwave bands are mounted at the dish feeds. Videotapes of the construction and operation of this facility were shown at the European Radio Astronomy Congress.

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The other side of the equipment shed houses these computers, used both for antenna aiming and data logging and analysis. The antenna is fully steerable in azimuth and elevation. Several Congress attendees had the opportunity to tour this facility in Mannheim, less than one hour's drive from the Starkenburg observatory.

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A few of the amateur radio astronomers from around Europe, South America and the US who gathered at the Starkenburg observatory in Heppenheim Germany, for the first European Radio Astronomy Congress, September, 1997. Among the conference speakers were author and political scientist Dr. Peter Schenkel (standing, fourth from right), SETI League executive director Dr. H. Paul Shuch (seated, second from left), and Manchester University Prof. Ian Morison (seated, fifth from left).

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