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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Neusäß, Germany |
Key people | Oliver Halfmann, Managing Director |
| Products | Professional telescopes and other astronomical devices, retractable enclosures |
| Website | Halfmann Teleskoptechnik website |
Halfmann Teleskoptechnik is a German-based manufacturer ofprofessionalrobotictelescopes.
The professional branch of the company started in 1996 with delivery of special devices (siderostats) for theEuropean Southern Observatory (ESO).
Recent telescope projects include theHamburg Robotic Telescope HRT of theHamburger Sternwarte (Hamburg Observatory) completed in 2005, theMONET telescopes installed atMcDonald Observatory inTexas, and theSouth African Astronomical Observatory inSouth Africa.STELLA andRoboTel telescopes erected atIzana Observatory inTenerife and atPotsdam,Germany, andIRISInfrared telescope to be installed atCerro Armazones Observatory inChile. All telescopes are designed forremote and robotic operation.
