✨ An engineering marvel from the 1970s! 🚀
Construction began in 1967, with 40–60 people working on the project for a total of 1,318 days. On an area of 154,000 m², the radio telescope with its 100 m diameter dish was built – including laboratory and office buildings as well as the control room. 🏗️🔧 The ground had to support a load of 3,200 tons! 💪
🗓️ Milestones:
1966: Foundation of the institute
1967–1971: Construction of the Effelsberg radio telescope
May 1971: Inauguration of the radio telescope 🎉
August 1972: Start of scientific operations 📡
🔭 Today, it is the second-largest fully steerable radio telescope in the world! 🌍
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