Advances in Astronomy
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 970306, 11 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/970306
Research Article

The STELLA Robotic Observatory on Tenerife

Klaus G. Strassmeier, Thomas Granzer, Michael Weber, Manfred Woche, Emil Popow, Arto Järvinen, Janos Bartus, Svend-Marian Bauer, Frank Dionies, Thomas Fechner, Wilbert Bittner, and Jens Paschke

Cosmic Magnetic Fields, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, Germany

Received 23 June 2009; Accepted 5 October 2009

Academic Editor: Alberto J. Castro-Tirado

Copyright © 2010 Klaus G. Strassmeier et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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