Roque de los Muchachos Observatory

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Roque de los Muchachos Observatory

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OrganizationIAC

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LocationLa Palma, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean (Island owned by Spain)

Related Topics:
La Palma - Canary Islands - Atlantic Ocean - Spain

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Coordinates28 46 N, 17 53 W

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Altitude2,500 m

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WebpageIAC website

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Telescopes

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MAGIC (telescope)17 m gamma-ray imaging Cherenkov telescope

Related Topics:
MAGIC (telescope) - Gamma-ray - Telescope

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Gran Telescopio Canarias10.4 m reflecting telescope

Related Topics:
Gran Telescopio Canarias - Reflecting telescope

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William Herschel Telescope4.2 m reflecting telescope

Related Topics:
William Herschel Telescope - Reflecting telescope

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Telescopio Nazionale Galileo3.5 m reflecting telescope

Related Topics:
Telescopio Nazionale Galileo - Reflecting telescope

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Nordic Optical Telescope2.56 m reflecting telescope

Related Topics:
Nordic Optical Telescope - Reflecting telescope

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Isaac Newton Telescope2.5 m reflecting telescope

Related Topics:
Isaac Newton Telescope - Reflecting telescope

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Liverpool Telescope2.0 m robotic telescope (also reflecting)

Related Topics:
Liverpool Telescope - Robotic telescope

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Mercator Telescope1.2 m reflecting telescope

Related Topics:
Mercator Telescope - Reflecting telescope

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Swedish Solar Telescope1.0 m refracting vacuum solar telescope

Related Topics:
Swedish Solar Telescope - Refracting

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Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope1.0 m reflecting telescope

Related Topics:
Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope - Reflecting telescope

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Dutch Open Telescope0.45 m reflecting solar telescope

Related Topics:
Dutch Open Telescope - Reflecting

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Carlsberg Meridian Telescope0.18 m refracting telescope

Related Topics:
Carlsberg Meridian Telescope - Refracting telescope

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SuperWASP5 wide angle cameras with 0.11 m diameter lenses

Related Topics:
SuperWASP - Camera

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HEGRA17 Cherenkov telescopes, 3 m diameter now dismantled

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Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of Garafía on the island of La Palma. The observatory site is operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias which is based on nearby Tenerife.

Related Topics:
Astronomical observatory - Garafía - La Palma - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias - Tenerife

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The seeing statistics make it the third best location for optical and infrared astronomy after Dome C, Antarctica and Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. The site has some of the premier astronomical facilities in the Northern Hemisphere, including the adaptive optics corrected Swedish Solar Telescope which provides the highest resolution solar imaging of any telescope, and the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias.

Related Topics:
Dome C, Antarctica - Mauna Kea Observatory - Hawaii - Adaptive optics - Gran Telescopio Canarias

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