Dwingeloo ( Dutch: [ˈdʋɪŋəloː] ) is a village halfway between Meppel and Assen in the Dutch province of Drenthe . It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld .
7-640: The village is known internationally because of the radio telescope of the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory (which at the time of its completion in 1956 was the largest radio telescope in the world), located on the edge of the Dwingeloo Heath, 3 km south of the village. The telescope discovered Dwingeloo 1 and Dwingeloo 2 , two galaxies about 10 million light-years away from the Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia . The village
14-551: The Moon. In this technique, radio wave signals are aimed at the Moon by one location, bounce off the Moon's surface, and are detected by an antenna at a different location on Earth. "Visual Moonbounce" is a technology to moonbounce images at amateur-radio frequencies. It is based on artistic research with the Dwingeloo Radiotelescoop by artist Daniela De Paulis as part of her project "OPTICKS" The radio telescope
21-408: The tower in 1631 after the old spire had collapsed. The church was damaged by a village fire in 1923, and was restored between 1923 and 1925. The havezate (manor house) Westrup is one of the four havezates of Dwingeloo, and the only one which has remained intact. It was built around 1600, and enlarged in 1740. It received a neoclassic facade and an extra floor in 1870. Between 1984 and 1986, it
28-407: Was completed in 1956. The radio telescope has a diameter of 25 m. At the time of completion it was the largest radio telescope in the world, but it was overtaken in 1957 by the 250 foot (76 m) Lovell Telescope . As of 2000, it was no longer in operation in an official capacity. Since August 2009, the radio telescope has been a national heritage site ( rijksmonument ). The telescope dish
35-480: Was first mentioned in 1181 as Twingelo. The etymology is unclear. Dwingeloo is an esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages. The church is located on the north side of a large village square which contained a drinking water pool. The Dutch Reformed church was built in the 15th century as a replacement of the medieval church which had a detached tower. The union shaped crown has been placed on top
42-547: Was removed for restoration in June 2012. The " C.A. Muller Radio Astronomy Station" foundation ("CAMRAS" for short) restored the telescope to working order. The dish was remounted in November 2012. Radio amateurs along with amateur and professional astronomers, use the telescope for projects, one being Earth–Moon–Earth communication , also known as moonbounce, which allows for people on different parts of Earth to communicate via
49-410: Was restored and is used as an office building. Dwingeloo was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Westerveld. Dwingeloo Radio Observatory The Dwingeloo Radio Observatory is a single-dish radio telescope near the village of Dwingeloo ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdʋɪŋəloː] ) in the northeastern Netherlands . Construction started in 1954, and the telescope
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