Lines of instrumentation: Telescopes

Telescopes

As the main objective of the Division is the development of astrophysical instrumentation, frequently it is required its participation in studies and proposals for the construction of future telescopes. Since the design and construction of the IAC-80 telescope, the Instrumentation Division has contributed to several large telescopes projects

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    The present and future of research with the GTC
    During the last three days over 60 talks have been given, presenting the latest scientific results obtained using data from the Gran Telescopio Canarias, as...
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    The president of the Italian National Astrophysics Institute visits the IAC
    These two research centres agree to start negotiations for the installation of Cherenkov telescopes at the Teide Observatory.
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    The Roque de los Muchachos Observatory serves as an inspiration to the world tourism summit which is being held on La Palma
    A delegation made up of political authorities and representatives of some of the institutions taking part today in the world summit Setting the Recovery of...
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    The Rubin Observatory begins its exploration of the sky with the support of the IAC and Grantecan
    The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located in Chile, today released its first images of the universe, known in astronomy as an instrument's “first light”. This...
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    The structure of the famous Jet of material in M87, the brightest galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, revealed
    A Master’s degree research project at the University of Barcelona (UB), carried out at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) by the student Alejandra...
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    The support structure of the LST-2 at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is completed
    The four large sized telescopes of the CTAO on La Palma reach a key milestone in their construction The LST-2 telescope has successfully completed the...
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    The Teide Observatory hosts the presentation of the TTT telescopes
    The Teide Observatory of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) today hosted the official presentation of the Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT), a private...
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    The TTT3 telescope at the Teide Observatory sees its first light
    The third telescope of the Two-metre Twin Telescope (TTT3) situated in the Teide Observatory of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has seen its...
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    Thirty Meter Telescope
    The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is a pioneering project that will mark a milestone in modern astronomy. Classified as an Extremely Large Telescope due to the...