ASYA RADIO ASTRONOMY STATION · ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE

Listening to the radio sky
with a small observatory.

A public archive of real measured data: neutral-hydrogen spectra, repeat observations, calibration history, waterfalls, animations, reports and ongoing experiments.

1420.4058MHz H I rest frequency
1.2 moffset dish
LSRKvelocity-referenced analysis
Real datano synthetic signal structure
PUBLIC OBSERVING NOTEBOOK

Results, experiments and candidates stay separate.

ARAS keeps reproducible Galactic H I observations, experimental datasets and ongoing extragalactic searches visibly distinct. Calibration faults, null results and revised analyses remain part of the record rather than being hidden.

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OBSERVATIONS

Observation library

METHODOLOGY

From RF to scientific product

01

Acquire

Timestamped HDF5 spectra remain the primary observational source.

02

Flag

Warm-up intervals, hardware failures, RFI and bad channels are explicitly marked or excluded.

03

Calibrate

ON/OFF work is performed in linear power with pre/post or time-dependent reference regions.

04

Reference velocity

Spectra are placed on a common LSRK velocity frame before scientific comparison or stacking.

05

Repeat & challenge

Independent nights, jackknifes, broad-line tests and null-transit controls are used before stronger claims.

06

Publish transparently

Spectra, waterfalls, reports, animations and limitations are kept together for inspection.

INSTRUMENT

Current H I system

Antenna120 cm offset dish

Fixed-pointing drift scans and repeated target crossings.

Front endSAWbird H1

Externally powered 1420 MHz LNA/filter front end.

ReceiverSDRplay RSPdx-R2

Timestamped spectral acquisition into the ARAS workflow.

SiteKadıköy · İstanbul

Approx. 40.988° N, 29.028° E.

ARCHIVE POLICY

What a status label means

Reproduced

Independent recordings support the same astronomical structure or profile.

Observed

A real observational dataset or experiment exists, but the label does not automatically imply a source-detection claim.

Ongoing

A target is still being stacked, repeated or challenged with null/control tests.