Supervisors: Miljenko Cemeljic (email: miki@camk.edu.pl), Tanja Kaister & Sukalpa Kundu
Title: CAMK small radio telescope
Time: 1-2 weeks, between June 16th-August 25th, 2026
Form: only on site in CAMK, Warsaw. No online option.
Aims: Learning to assemble and use the small home-made radio telescope.
Project description: Three years ago we started developing CAMK small radio telescope, based on low-cost Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology. We observed the neutral hydrogen line in our Galaxy (see https://users.camk.edu.pl/miki/csrt.html), and will now extend our capabilities with the use of additional, larger parabolic and yagi antennas available in CAMK and acquiring radio signals from the Sun and Jupiter.
Workplan: Learning by hands-on experience using already working setup with horn antenna and custom software. You will observe the neutral hydrogen H1 line at 21 cm, and then work with us to make a setup for observations of radio emission from Sun and Jupiter.
Audience: In addition to usual pool of participants like University students, we also accept motivated high-school students for shorter visits and hands-on experience. It is an unique opportunity to gain insider experience in research environment in the prime astronomical institute in Poland.