'The 100-m telescope is better than ever before'

For four decades, a white dish has dominated the landscape around the village of Effelsberg in the Eifel. This is where the 100-metre telescope of the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy was inaugurated on May 12, 1971. For many years it was the world’s largest fully steerable radio antenna and its huge dimensions still impress all who see it. In scientific terms, as well, the precision instrument has accomplished a great deal. We talked with Michael Kramer, one of the four Institute Directors, about the telescope’s past and its future.

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