Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope
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The Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope is one of the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescopes, located near Bad Münstereifel in Germany and used for cutting-edge astronomical observations across a wide range of radio frequencies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Effelsberg | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
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radio telescope ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Effelsberg 100-m Dish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitude | about 320 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| apertureType | single-dish ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy engineers ⓘ |
| diameter | 100 metres ⓘ |
| dishDiameter | 100 metres ⓘ |
| frequencyRange | about 300 MHz to 96 GHz ⓘ |
| hasControlSystem | computer-controlled pointing system ⓘ |
| hasReceiver |
cryogenically cooled receivers
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multi-frequency receivers ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceAccuracy | about 0.5 millimetres ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Eifel mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bad Münstereifel
NERFINISHED
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North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Effelsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountType | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| name | Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high sensitivity at centimetre and millimetre wavelengths
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large fully steerable parabolic dish ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1972-08-01 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorHeadquarters | Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Very Long Baseline Interferometry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
European VLBI Network
NERFINISHED
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Max Planck Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsObservationMode |
VLBI observations
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single-dish observations ⓘ |
| surpassedBy | Green Bank Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeType | fully steerable radio telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
continuum surveys
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cosmological observations ⓘ pulsar observations ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ spectral line observations ⓘ studies of active galactic nuclei ⓘ studies of the interstellar medium ⓘ very long baseline interferometry ⓘ |
| wasWorldsLargest | single-dish radio telescope ⓘ |
| wasWorldsLargestFrom | 1972 ⓘ |
| wasWorldsLargestUntil | 2000 ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | radio ⓘ |
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Effelsberg