Dwingeloo Telescope detects fast radio burst
On Wednesday, March 13, the Dwingeloo Telescope detected…
Reception of the American Moon lander IM-1
On 22 February (UTC), the American spacecraft NOVA-C/IM-1 landed…
Historical observation repeated: occultation of the Crab Nebula by the Moon
On Saturday morning, July 18, 2020, the moon passed in front of the Crab Nebula (M1) very early. Approximately every 9 years such an occultation is visible from the Netherlands. In November 1955 this was the very first observation with the Dwingeloo Radio Telescope. Paul Boven and Hans van der Meer performed this historical observation again with the radio telescope.
Comet C / 2020 F3 (NEOWISE) above the radio telescope
Comet C / 2020 F3 (NEOWISE) is still beautiful in the…
Moon bounce live stream July 19, 2020
After a first live stream this year in which we pointed the telescope at the Sun, we turned the telescope to the Moon last July 19. More than 110 viewers watched how we sent signals to the Moon and then catched the reflection against the Moon.
National Sun Watching Day 2020 live stream
During the KNVWS National Sun Watching Day July 5, 2020, live streaming from the radio telescope was performed twice, while the radio telescope was pointed at the Sun and explanations were given about the radio telescope and the radio waves emitted by the Sun.
One of the first radio amateurs to decode beacons from ESA’s OPS-SAT
In December 2019, the Dwingeloo Radio Telescope was one of the first three ground stations to receive data from the ESA satellite OPS-SAT. Because of that, it received a certificate from ESA.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima regional visit
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima also visited the Dwingeloo Radio Telescope on Wednesday 18 September 2019 during their regional visit to Southwest Drenthe.