Institution: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)

Acronym
IAC
URL
http://www.iac.es/
Country
Spain
CCAA
Canary Islands
  • Project
    Sorpresas del Cosmos
    The exhibition "Sorpresas del Cosmos" is the result of a collaboration between the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and the Instituto Cervantes. Its...
  • Project
    Spiral Galaxies: Evolution and Consequences
    Our small group is well known and respected internationally for our innovative and important work on various aspects of the structure and evolution of nearby...
  • Project
    Starbursts in Galaxies GEFE
    Starsbursts play a key role in the cosmic evolution of galaxies, and thus in the star formation (SF) history of the universe, the production of metals, and the...
  • Event
    Starshot; the first interstellar probe
    Starshot; the first interstellar probe James Benford Microwave Sciences
  • Installation
    Stellar Observations Network Group
    The 1.0m alt-az mounted Cassegrain telescope is manufactured by ASTELCO Systems GmbH. It can slew between objects with a speed of up to 20 º/s and has a...
  • Project
    Talk to Them: Women in Astronomy
    What is it? It is an IAC initiative that aims to make visible the work of women in Astronomy-Astrophysics, while offering girls inspiring models to promote...
  • Educational resource
    TEACHING UNIT: Eclipses
    Unidad Didáctica sobre eclipses, realizada en colaboración con la FECYT. El término eclipse se aplica indistintamente a dos fenómenos, en realidad muy diversos...
  • Installation
    Teide Observatory Light Improved Camera
    CAMELOT (acronym of ‘Teide Observatory Light Improved Camera’ in Spanish) is the direct CCD imager of the 80cm IAC80 telescope at Teide Observatory. It contains...
  • Project
    Teleastronomy
    Consists in direct transmission of astronomers at work on the IAC80 Telescope of the Observatorio del Teide (OT) to the I.E.S. seminar room or to museums...