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1.2 m Telescope on Calar Alto

The Calar Alto/Spain 1.2m telescope

Through an agreement for scientific cooperation with the German-Spanish Astronomical Center at Calar Alto – Spain –, the DLR Institute of Planetary Research operates the 1.2-m telescope of the Observatory for a total of 100 nights a year. During these observations, the German-mounted, Ritchey-Chretien telescope is fully remotely operated from our control room in Berlin via the internet. The telescope, which is equipped with a large-size CCD, is mainly used for photometry, spectrophotometry and astrometry of asteroids and comets in the visible spectral range.