📡 Effelsberg 100-metre Radio Telescope

Germany · Europe · 50.52°N, 6.88°E

Quick facts

Country	Germany
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	50.52°N, 6.88°E · view on map
Distance to the equator	5,624 km north of it
Solar time	UTC+0:30 — read from longitude, so it is the sky's clock rather than the government's
Sun today (UTC)	Rises 06:33, sets 16:00 — 9 h 27 min of daylight

Effelsberg 100-metre Radio Telescope is located in Germany, in Europe.

Closest radio telescopes

Stockert Radio Telescope — 12 km away
Dwingeloo Radio Observatory — 257 km away, in Netherlands
Low-Frequency Array — 265 km away, in Netherlands
Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope — 267 km away, in Netherlands
EMBRACE (telescope) — 489 km away, in Netherlands

Straight-line distances on a sphere, computed from the coordinates. A road would be longer.

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Stockert Radio Telescope.

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