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    El IAC y SEO/BirdLife Canarias organizan una conferencia sobre las amenazas de la contaminación lumínica
    Especialistas abordarán el impacto de la iluminación artificial excesiva y sus efectos sobre la astronomía, la salud humana y la biodiversidad El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y SEO/BirdLife Canarias celebran la conferencia " Contaminación Lumínica: Una Amenaza Silenciosa", una jornada clave para la protección del medio ambiente y el patrimonio científico del archipiélago. La ponencia estará a cargo de Federico de la Paz, técnico del IAC, y Yarci Acosta de Seo/Birdlife, quien desgranará los graves riesgos que el uso ineficiente y descontrolado de la luz artificial supone para la
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  • Deep optical image of the giant galaxy Malin 2
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    IAC research reveals hidden structures and a turbulent past in one of the largest spiral galaxies in the Universe
    Astronomers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), using the 2-meter robotic Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT) at the Teide Observatory, have obtained the deepest optical images ever taken of Malin 2, one of the largest and faintest spiral galaxies in the Universe. These ultra-deep observations have revealed previously unseen structures, including several diffuse stellar emissions and a striking, elongated spiral-like feature, hinting at past interactions with other galaxies. The team has also identified a potential ultra-diffuse dwarf galaxy (UDG) about 400,000 light-years from
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  • Installation of the scientific detector in the FRIDA instrument at the UNAM laboratories in Mexico City.
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    The IAC successfully integrates the scientific detector into FRIDA, a new high-resolution instrument for the Grantecan
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