Living with Technology on Line
October 2007
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To download the (200 degrees of arc) Partial Cylindrical Panorama of Sutton Bank click on the thumbnail
Note that this is a 8.8MB download - however the amount of detail which can be seen is excellent
To download the 360 degree Cylindrical Panorama of Calke Abbey click on the thumbnail
Note that although this is a 4.11MB download the 360 degree view makes it worth the wait
Note that if you zoom in (use the "+" button) then you can tilt as well as pan
Barry writes:
"This article describes how you can build your own system for receiving APT (automatic picture transmission) weather satellite images, but first let me indulge in some 'waffle' and history."
"David Duff, a radio amateur and very good friend, was the physics teacher at a secondary school in Lancashire. One Sunday, I was invited over and, together with a handful of enthusiastic pupils, we set about receiving a weather satellite signal."