de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz-Institut_f%C3%BCr_Astrophysik_Potsdam
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Eine dieser internationalen LOFAR Stationen wird vom AIP gegenwärtig in Bornim bei Potsdam aufgebaut.
This is outdated. The LOFAR station in Potsdam-Bornim is not merely being built anymore; AIP says it already operates its own LOFAR station there.
Full reasoning
The sentence says the AIP is currently building a LOFAR station in Bornim. Current AIP sources show that this is no longer true:
- The AIP's LOFAR project page states: "Das AIP betreibt die LOFAR-Station in Potsdam-Bornim".
- The AIP's locations page likewise says the institute participates in the International LOFAR Telescope with its own LOFAR station in Potsdam-Bornim.
So the station is already built and in operation; describing it as something that is currently being constructed is outdated and incorrect.
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- LOFAR | AIP
Das AIP betreibt die LOFAR-Station in Potsdam-Bornim (52.438° N, 13.016° E).
- Standorte | AIP
Das AIP beteiligt sich mit seiner eigenen LOFAR (LOw Frequency ARray)-Station in Potsdam-Bornim am Internationalen LOFAR-Teleskop (ILT).
Das Radial Velocity Experiment misst bis 2010 die Radialgeschwindigkeiten und Elementhäufigkeiten von einer Million Sterne, vorwiegend auf der südlichen Himmelshalbkugel.
This description is outdated and overstates the survey. RAVE's final data release was based on 451,783 unique stars, and observations continued until April 4, 2013, not just "until 2010."
Full reasoning
The sentence describes RAVE as a survey that measures until 2010 and covers one million stars. The project's own final documentation contradicts both points:
- The official RAVE data-release page says the 6th and final data release is based on 518,387 observations of 451,783 unique stars.
- The same page says RAVE observations were taken between 12 April 2003 and 4 April 2013.
- The final DR6 paper likewise states that the survey's last release is based on 451,783 unique stars, not one million.
So this article text reflects an early plan for the survey, not the survey as it actually concluded.
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- RAVE survey – RAVE data releases
The 6th and final data release (DR6 or FDR) is based on 518387 observations of 451783 unique stars. Rave observations were taken between 12 April 2003 and 4 April 2013.
- The Sixth Data Release of the Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE) -- I: Survey Description, Spectra and Radial Velocities
The 6th and final data release (DR6 or FDR) is based on 518387 observations of 451783 unique stars.
ca. 175
The employee count is outdated. Current AIP information says the institute manages about 220 staff members, and its Babelsberg campus has space for around 240 employees.
Full reasoning
The article lists the AIP's staff size as "ca. 175". Current information from the institute itself contradicts that figure:
- AIP's administration page says its personnel department handles "ca. 220 staff members".
- AIP's locations page says the Babelsberg campus is the main site and offers space for "rund 240 Beschäftigten".
Those official 2026 figures show that "ca. 175" is no longer accurate for the institute's current staffing level.
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- Administration | AIP
Personnel and Legal Affairs ... Human resource management for ca. 220 staff members ... Last update: 18. March 2026
- Standorte | AIP
Hauptstandort ist der Campus Babelsberg, der rund 240 Beschäftigten Platz bietet. ... Letzte Aktualisierung: 28. Mai 2026
errichtet robotische Teleskopen auf Teneriffa und in der Antarktis
This is outdated with respect to Antarctica. AIP still operates robotic telescopes on Tenerife, but its Antarctic ICE-T telescope project was stopped in 2010.
Full reasoning
The article says the institute builds robotic telescopes on Tenerife and in Antarctica. Current AIP sources do not support an ongoing Antarctic telescope project:
- AIP's page for the Antarctic ICE-T project explicitly states: "This project was stopped 2010".
- AIP's current institute overview lists the facilities it operates from Potsdam as the Einstein Tower, the Great Refractor, the radio telescope station in Potsdam-Bornim, and fully robotic telescopes on Tenerife — but it does not list an active Antarctic robotic telescope.
So the Tenerife part is current, but the statement about AIP presently building robotic telescopes in Antarctica is no longer correct.
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- ICE-T | AIP
This project was stopped 2010 due to unclear access and an unclear cost participation situation.
- Institut | AIP
Ausgehend vom Hauptstandort auf dem Campus Babelsberg betreibt das AIP das Sonnenobservatorium Einsteinturm und den historischen Großen Refraktor auf dem Telegrafenberg, die Radioteleskopstation in Potsdam-Bornim sowie vollrobotische Teleskope auf Teneriffa.