Stockert Radio Telescope
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The Stockert Radio Telescope is a historical radio telescope
on a 435 m high hill in Bad Münstereifel
, west of Bonn
, Germany
.
in the town of Bad Münstereifel
, about 1.3 km west from the village of Eschweiler. The hill is mostly covered in forest; to its south runs the Eschweiler Bach, which 3 km further east flows into the river Erft.
and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
. 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. The site is used and taken care of by the Förderverein Astropeiler Stockert, which is has updated the technology and has opened site to the public.
Radio telescope
A radio telescope is a form of directional radio antenna used in radio astronomy. The same types of antennas are also used in tracking and collecting data from satellites and space probes...
on a 435 m high hill in Bad Münstereifel
Bad Münstereifel
Bad Münstereifel is a historical spa town in the district of Euskirchen, Germany, with about 19,000 inhabitants, situated in the far south of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia...
, west of Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Geography
The Stockert hill is located within the district of EuskirchenEuskirchen (district)
Euskirchen is a Kreis in the south-west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Aachen, Düren, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Rhein-Sieg, Ahrweiler, Daun, Bitburg-Prüm, and the Liège province .-History:...
in the town of Bad Münstereifel
Bad Münstereifel
Bad Münstereifel is a historical spa town in the district of Euskirchen, Germany, with about 19,000 inhabitants, situated in the far south of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia...
, about 1.3 km west from the village of Eschweiler. The hill is mostly covered in forest; to its south runs the Eschweiler Bach, which 3 km further east flows into the river Erft.
Radio telescope
Germany's first radio telescope, with a diameter is 25 m, was inaugurated on 17 September 1956 on the Stockert. Until 1993 – since 1979 only for student training – it was used by the University of BonnUniversity of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
The Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy is located in Bonn, Germany. It is one of 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society .-History:...
. 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. The site is used and taken care of by the Förderverein Astropeiler Stockert, which is has updated the technology and has opened site to the public.