{
  "id": 238272,
  "title": "Help me find the most up to date and effective introduction to radio astronomy.",
  "url": "/competitions/seti-breakthrough-listen/discussion/238272",
  "author_name": "KenTurner",
  "post_date": "2021-05-11T18:07:13.901000",
  "votes": 3,
  "comment_count": 2,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Although it is not necessary for this competition I would like to start from the ground and work my way up.  I have identified the book \"Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy: Observational Methods\" which was published in 2020.  I am thinking this would be a good place to start to understand radio astronomy at a fundamental level.  But before I dive in I wanted to get the community's thoughts on this approach.  Is there a better way to begin?  A better place to start learning about radio astronomy? </p>\n<p>Thank you in advance,<br>\nKen</p>",
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    {
      "id": 1302800,
      "postDate": "2021-05-11T18:07:13.903Z",
      "content": "<p>Although it is not necessary for this competition I would like to start from the ground and work my way up.  I have identified the book \"Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy: Observational Methods\" which was published in 2020.  I am thinking this would be a good place to start to understand radio astronomy at a fundamental level.  But before I dive in I wanted to get the community's thoughts on this approach.  Is there a better way to begin?  A better place to start learning about radio astronomy? </p>\n<p>Thank you in advance,<br>\nKen</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Although it is not necessary for this competition I would like to start from the ground and work my way up.  I have identified the book \"Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy: Observational Methods\" which was published in 2020.  I am thinking this would be a good place to start to understand radio astronomy at a fundamental level.  But before I dive in I wanted to get the community's thoughts on this approach.  Is there a better way to begin?  A better place to start learning about radio astronomy? \n\nThank you in advance,\nKen",
      "votes": 3
    },
    {
      "id": 1303021,
      "postDate": "2021-05-11T21:20:11.503Z",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691137797/essential-radio-astronomy\" target=\"_blank\">Essential Radio Astronomy by Condon and Ransom</a> is a great intro. It's overkill for this competition, as you acknowledge, but a lot of the material is also available for free <a href=\"https://www.cv.nrao.edu/~sransom/web/xxx.html\" target=\"_blank\">on Ransom's web page</a>.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "[Essential Radio Astronomy by Condon and Ransom](https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691137797/essential-radio-astronomy) is a great intro. It's overkill for this competition, as you acknowledge, but a lot of the material is also available for free [on Ransom's web page](https://www.cv.nrao.edu/~sransom/web/xxx.html).",
      "votes": 4,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1303070,
          "postDate": "2021-05-11T22:01:07.090Z",
          "content": "<p>Thank you Steve!  That free website looks like it will be the perfect place to get my feet wet.  </p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Thank you Steve!  That free website looks like it will be the perfect place to get my feet wet.  ",
          "votes": 1
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 1303021,
      "author_name": "Steve Croft",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2021-05-11T21:20:11.503000",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691137797/essential-radio-astronomy\" target=\"_blank\">Essential Radio Astronomy by Condon and Ransom</a> is a great intro. It's overkill for this competition, as you acknowledge, but a lot of the material is also available for free <a href=\"https://www.cv.nrao.edu/~sransom/web/xxx.html\" target=\"_blank\">on Ransom's web page</a>.</p>",
      "votes": 4,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1303070,
          "author_name": "KenTurner",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2021-05-11T22:01:07.090000",
          "content": "<p>Thank you Steve!  That free website looks like it will be the perfect place to get my feet wet.  </p>",
          "votes": 1,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "1302800": "Although it is not necessary for this competition I would like to start from the ground and work my way up.  I have identified the book \"Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy: Observational Methods\" which was published in 2020.  I am thinking this would be a good place to start to understand radio astronomy at a fundamental level.  But before I dive in I wanted to get the community's thoughts on this approach.  Is there a better way to begin?  A better place to start learning about radio astronomy? \n\nThank you in advance,\nKen",
    "1303021": "[Essential Radio Astronomy by Condon and Ransom](https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691137797/essential-radio-astronomy) is a great intro. It's overkill for this competition, as you acknowledge, but a lot of the material is also available for free [on Ransom's web page](https://www.cv.nrao.edu/~sransom/web/xxx.html)."
  }
}