Tangent: I know this is communications related — but I was wondering today (just read something about some new FRB's) if radio astronomy, of a kind, could be something an amateur could deep dive into and actually contribute to.

I recall a project that allowed you to tune into long radio emissions from the sun — perhaps keep tabs on the solar weather?

(And stupid me thought astronomy was more or less headed for stagnancy decades ago.)

It's in .NET so I'd think it ought to be buildable on Linux too? Unless there are some specific hardware/driver requirements involved (there isn't much in the readme right now)