Radiotelescope in Germany, Visited on 06/2018

This is a Legal Location.

Rating: 2/5

Status: Open

Germany's first telescope for radio astronomy with a diameter of 25 m, built in 1956.

1979 - 1995 :  for student training for the University of Bonn 

1997  -  2004 : the telescope was owned by a digital audio company and used for musical festivals.

1999 :  listed for its industrial heritage.

2005 - 2006 The site is used and taken care of and opened the site to the public.
2010 : Astronomical observations have been resumed.

The site contains: 

Astropeiler  Radio telescope - parabolic reflector (25 meters aperture) 

Radio telescope - parabolic reflector (10 meter aperture) 

interferometer - two parabolic reflectors (1.2meter aperture)