Luca Marchini

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Germany Radiotelescope Effelsberg

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It's a beautiful radio telescope with 100m of diameter. At night is quite beautiful.

Photography Tips

The lights at the bottom of the telescope are creating a reflection that is not visible at naked eye. I was not really able solve this. But it looks like the antenna is lightening the sky.

Travel Information

Parking place at the entance, or if you have a 4x4 somewhere in the fields in front.

Spot Type Outdoor

Crowd Factor Nearly no other people

Best Timing Blue hour/at night in summer

Sunrise & Sunset 07:55 - 16:41 | current local time: 22:14

Photo Themes Night

Locations Eifel National Park Effelsberg

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