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TheMax Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) (German:Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie) is located inBonn,Germany. It is one of 80 institutes in theMax Planck Society (German: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft).50°43′47.6″N7°4′9.2″E / 50.729889°N 7.069222°E /50.729889; 7.069222 (Argelander-Institute for Astronomy)
By combining the already existingradio astronomy faculty of theUniversity of Bonn led by Otto Hachenberg with the new Max Planck institute the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy was formed. In 1972 the 100-mradio telescope in Effelsberg was opened. The institute building was enlarged in 1983 and 2002.
The southern wing of the whole complex is occupied by the Argelander Institute of Astronomy of theUniversity of Bonn.
The Institute has three main research groups, each with its own Director
The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Astronomy and Astrophysics is a highly competitive-entry graduate program offering a Ph.D. The school is run in cooperation with theUniversity of Bonn andUniversity of Cologne.
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