IACTEC lines: Large telescopes

  • Grant
    PRE-EST: Preparatory Phase for the European Solar Telescope. H2020 Grant
    The objectives of the preparatory phase for EST are: (1) to explore possible legal frameworks and related governance schemes that can be used by agencies to...
  • News
    Preliminary design review of the European Solar Telescope control software successfully completed
    A crucial step forward has been taken in the development of the European Solar Telescope (EST). The preliminary design of three core software systems— the...
  • Capability
    Processing of confidentiality and industrial property agreements
    The IAC promotes scientific and technological cooperations through agreements for the exchange of confidential information, including ideas for the exploitation...
  • Publication
    Proper Motions and Orbits of Distant Local Group Dwarf Galaxies from a Combination of Gaia and Hubble Data
    We have determined the proper motions (PMs) of 12 dwarf galaxies in the Local Group (LG), ranging from the outer Milky Way (MW) halo to the edge of the LG. We...
  • Publication
    Proper Motions of Local Group Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies I: First Ground-Based Results for Fornax
    In this article we present in detail the methodology and the first results of a ground-based program to determine the absolute proper motion of the Fornax dwarf...
  • Publication
    PSR B0656+14: the unified outlook from the infrared to X-rays
    We report detection of PSR B0656+14 with the Gran Telescopio Canarias in narrow optical F657, F754, F802, and F902 and near-infrared JHK s bands. The pulsar...
  • Publication
    Recovering star formation histories: Integrated-light analyses vs. stellar colour-magnitude diagrams
    Context. Accurate star formation histories (SFHs) of galaxies are fundamental for understanding the build-up of their stellar content. However, the most...