„An impressive piece of engineering. In particular, its high rotation speed helps to maximise our productivity, and the adjustable solar shield ensures the protection of the equipment inside the dome as well as allowing observations of satellites during daytime.“
José Carlos Rodríguez – SLR Ingenieur from Yebes Observatory
Note from Baader Planetarium GmbH:
This special type of dome was designed for space and satellite applications. The fast dome rotation allows continuous tracking of satellites with telescopes even in very low orbit. Or of so called "space debris"; i.e. non steerable rocket parts, satellite debris, retired satellites orbiting in orbit and posing a threat to space flight. The station developed for this purpose by the companies DiGOS and TTI on behalf of Yebes Observatory is well protected by our dome.
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