Stockert Radio Telescope

The Stockert Radio Telescope is a historical radio telescope in the Eifel mountain range in Germany, situated 12 km from the Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope.

Stockert Radio Telescope
The "Astropeiler" (rear) on the Stockert hill
Alternative namesAstropeiler Stockert
LocationBad Münstereifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Coordinates50°34.2′N 6°43.4′E
Altitude435 m
Established1956
Closed1995, re-opened 2010
Websitehttp://www.astropeiler.de
Telescopes
"Astropeiler" radio telescopeparabolic reflector, 25 m aperture
radio telescopeparabolic reflector, 10 m aperture
radio interferometertwo parabolic reflectors, 1.2 m aperture
Stockert Radio Telescope is located in Germany
Stockert Radio Telescope
Location of Stockert Radio Telescope
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Radio telescope

Germany's first telescope for radio astronomy, with a diameter of 25 m, was inaugurated on 17 September 1956 on the Stockert. Until 1995 – since 1979 only for student training – it was used by the University of Bonn and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy. Between 1997 and 2004, the telescope was owned by the digital audio company Creamware and used for inspirational purposes and as a location for their musical festivals called Woodstockert.[nb 1] In 1999 the installation was listed for its industrial heritage, and since 2005 it is owned by the Nordrhein-Westfalen-Stiftung (NRW-Stiftung), which in 2006 made available €300,000 for restoration.[1] The site is used and taken care of by the Astropeiler Stockert e.V., which has updated the technology and has opened the site to the public.
Astronomical observations have been resumed in 2011, primarily for educational purposes.

  • Detail from below
    Detail from below
  • Plaque inside the building
    Plaque inside the building
  • Historical control electronics
    Historical control electronics
  • Array of brushes. The brushes allowed the mirror to move continuously in the military use as a radar dish.
    Array of brushes. The brushes allowed the mirror to move continuously in the military use as a radar dish.

See also

Dwingeloo Radio Telescope

Notes
  1. The event's name Woodstockert is a play on words on the Woodstock Festival.

References
  1. "NRW-Stiftung gibt weitere Hilfe für den Astropeiler - Signal für den baldigen Beginn der Restaurierungsarbeiten" (Press release) (in German). Bad Münstereifel, Germany: NRW-Stiftung. 2006-06-28. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
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