Institution: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)

Acronym
IAC
URL
http://www.iac.es/
Country
Spain
CCAA
Canary Islands
  • Project
    Numerical Simulation of Astrophysical Processes
    Numerical simulation through complex computer codes has been a fundamental tool in physics and technology research for decades. The rapid growth of computing...
  • Project
    Observational Tests of the Processes of Nucleosynthesis in the Universe
    Several spectroscopic analyses of stars with planets have recently been carried out. One of the most remarkable results is that planet-harbouring stars are on...
  • Event
    Open Days 2019 at the Teide Observatory
    Organized by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) they will take place on June 14 and 15th.
  • Project
    Óptica Adaptativa con FPGAs
    A project for the technological demonstration of the use of FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Array) in the field of adaptive optics systems.
  • Installation
    Optical Ground Station
    The Optical Ground Station (OGS), installed in the Teide observatory 2400 above the sea level, was built as part of ESA long term efforts for research in the...
  • Project
    Optical Ground Station- OGS
    Optical communication operations with the OGS. The aim of this project is to characterise optical communications from the earth to artificial satellites.
  • Project
    Optical Infrared Co-ordination Network for Astronomy - OPTICON
    Participation in OPTICON. One of the main goals of this project, to which many of the individual activities being carried out at OPTICON are also contributing...
  • Installation
    Optical Telescope Array: Dome 1 y Dome 2
  • Installation
    ORM Monitor de Seeing Automático