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  • Telescopio ATLAS-Teide instalado en el Observatorio del Teide del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias / JC Casado
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    El telescopio del IAC ATLAS-Teide descubre un asteroide de 10 metros de diámetro que pasó ‘rozando’ la Tierra el 12 de agosto
    El sistema telescópico de defensa planetaria ATLAS-Teide, instalado en el Observatorio del Teide por el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y parte de la red de telescopios ATLAS , detectó el pasado 11 de agosto a las 2:20 hora canaria un pequeño asteroide que pasó muy cerca de la Tierra tan sólo un día después, en la madrugada del 12 de agosto de 2026 (a la 1:50 hora Canaria). El objeto, designado oficialmente como 2026 PC6 por el Minor Planet Center, mide unos 10 metros, aproximadamente el tamaño de una guagua, y sobrevoló nuestro planeta pasando a tan solo 14.573 kilómetros de
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  • Reunión anual del CCI realizada en La Palma
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    The Comité Científico Internacional of the Canary Islands Observatories holds its annual meeting in La Palma
    The members of the Comité Científico Internacional (CCI) of the Canary Islands Observatories met today on the island of La Palma. The ISC is the body established in the International Agreements that gave rise to the Canary Islands Observatories managed by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and guarantees the effective participation of the User Institutions in decision-making regarding their use, maintenance and improvement. The meeting, held at the Hotel H10 Taburiente Playa, began with a minute's silence in memory of Professor Francisco Sánchez, founder of the IAC, whose legacy
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