The transit of the planet will take place next Monday, November 11, from 12: 36h to 18: 04h. It will last almost five and a half hours, and will be broadcast...
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NewsMercury passes across the face of the Sun for the fourth time in the present century
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NewsNatural darkness to preserve night-time ecosystems
After several months of waiting, this summer the EELabs project, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has started to deploy its first network of...
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PublicationNatural Night Sky Brightness during Solar Minimum
In 2018, Solar Cycle 24 entered into a solar minimum phase. During this period, 11 million zenithal night sky brightness (NSB) data were collected at different...
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EventPerseid meteor shower
Through collaboration between the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves (SPEA) within the framework of...
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NewsQuadrantids 2021: our best wishes for the start of a new year
This astronomical event will be broadcast live in the early hours of January 3rd from the Canary Observatories, via the sky-live.tv channel, with the...
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NewsThe autumnal equinox from the Dolmen of Valdecaballeros
Next Tuesday, September 22nd, at 13:30 UT the Earth will be at a specific point in its orbit round the Sun: the September equinox. The September and March...
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NewsThe Equinox from the Basilica of Santa Lucía del Trampal
Known as the only building from the Visigoth era in the southern half of the Spanish península which is still conserved, this church, from the Municipality of...
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NewsThe first light pollution laboratory in the Azores
There are now 10 sensors monitoring the night-time darkness of the island of Corvo to determine the impact of artificial lighting on the sea birds. The...
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NewsThe June solstice will be broadcast from Gran Canaria
During the afternoon of Sunday 20th June, as part of the outreach activities of the Energy Efficiency Laboratories (EELabs) project, coordinated by the...