www.baader-observatories.com
Things do not always have to be quite as exciting as during this installation for the Swiss Meteorological Society — when the helicopter suddenly dropped and the photographer had the rotor blades at arm’s length in front of him.
Altitude above sea level: 3,760 meters
Dome equipment:
- Fully automated, remote-controlled dome with computer control and its own control software via absolute encoder in azimuth
- Ring gear drive with 2.5 meter diameter, shutter motor and flap hydraulics
- Hermetic EPDM seals, PU insulation (sandwich construction)
- De-icing system
Usage:
- Solar observations
- Automatic atmospheric measurements
- Trace gas analysis
