Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope

Impressive

Very impressive installation. The parking lot is not too big but has quite a few spaces in the shade. The walk to the telescope is about 1000m. You pass an tourist shop where you can also buy food a...

Impressive telescope!

The radio telescope is very impressive and only a short walk away from the parking lot. We had not reserved a ticket for an information presentation in the visitor center and so we could only take a f...

Impressive telescope nestled in the valley

Unfortunately the "visitors center" was not open...not until April, but there were some nice posters and a video screen that explained a lot about the facility. It was interesting to learn why they b...

Interesting walk

We went one weekend after goint to an outlet store. Its a bit difficult to locate cause the navigation system didnt work signal is a bit weak in that area since in the middleof nowhere. So after drivi...

Unexpectedly impressive

Original Text

One of the largest astronomical telescopes in Europe, is 20 minutes by car from the town of Bad-Münstereifel. You can get to the parking car, after which ten minutes you need to be ...