Radio Solar Telescope Network Radio Solar Telescope Network The Radio Solar Telescope Network (RSTN) is a network of solar observatories maintained and operated by the 557th Weather Wing, ACC. The RSTN consists of ground-based observatories in Australia, Italy, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Hawaii. It became apparent in the early 1960s that certain space weather events might interfere with the stated U.S. objective of a manned mission to the moon. In particular, the sun emits continuous electromagnetic energy and electrically charged particles, which can cause disturbances in the near-Earth environment and disrupt satellite communications. Foremost among these concerns was the possibility of a geomagnetic storm
Stockert Radio Telescope musical festivals called "Woodstockert". In 1999 the installation was listed for its industrial heritage, and since 2005 it is owned by the Nordrhein-Westfalen-Stiftung (NRW-Stiftung), which in 2006 made available €300,000 for restoration. The site is used and taken care of by the Astropeiler Stockert e.V., which has updated the technology and has opened the site to the public. <br>Astronomical observations have been resumed in 2011, primarily for educational purposes.<br> Stockert Radio Telescope The Stockert Radio Telescope is a historical radio telescope in the Eifel mountain range in Germany, situated 12 km from the Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope. Germany's first telescope