SAASST News

Wednesday, 27 January 2021 14:01

Sharjah Decametric Radio Telescope A Lecture by Mr. Mohamed Rihan

As part of its program to enhance astronomy education, the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology organized a special lecture on the “Sharjah Decametric Radio Telescope” on Jan. 27, 2021. The lecture was given by Mr. Mohamed Rihan, a research assistant at the “Radio Astronomy Laboratory”. The lecturer presented the importance of the decametric astronomical observations conducted worldwide.

 

The SAASST decametric radio system consists of two arrays: one array composed of eight dipoles to observe the Sun, Jupiter-Io interaction, and one four-dipole array to observe the Sun during its summer high elevations. The decametric system was able to observe several solar radio bursts along with long and short bursts related to Jupiter-Io. Several students (graduate and undergraduate) are working on the data reduction and several Scopus papers have been published showcasing the unique results of the SAASST decametric radio telescope.

 

The online workshop was attended by many students, faculty members, and the general public. This special lecture can be checked online through the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXeS78I_9PQ