Eddington in radio

[xelasnave]

Can you guys replicate Eddingtons observation of the eclipse and star light using radio.

[xelasnave]

With no Moon if possible

[bojan]

I doubt it is possible with available antennas and required resolution.

[xelasnave]

Thanks Bojan

[alocky (Andrew lockwood)]

Although it's a tangent to the OP, it's worth pointing out that Eddingtons plates were not accurate enough to determine the relativistic deflection of starlight during the eclipse. The more accurate measurements were actually made with the 12" Calver telescope still operating at Perth Observatory in WA.
Cheers,
Andrew.

[xelasnave]

Certainly of interest Andrew.
Thank you.

[smader (Stacy)]

VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) certainly is capable of sub-arcsecond resolution at radio frequencies to detect the effect (ie using QSOs near Jupiter/Sun), but such an experiment is not possible for the amatuer...