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This section includes scientific and technological news from the IAC and its Observatories, as well as press releases on scientific and technological results, astronomical events, educational projects, outreach activities and institutional events.

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    Observations with the VLT suggest that black holes don’t only devour cosmic dust
    A study, in which the IAC is collaborating, obtains the most detailed observation yet of a black hole at the centre of a supermassive galaxy. The results suggest that, apart from ravenously engulfing the cosmic dust in its surroundings, the black hole also expels some of the dust from the galaxy in the form of cold winds. The study, which has been published in The Astrophysical Journal, poses a challenge to present theories concerning black holes. Further information: IAC Spanish press release
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  • The Torre Sant Josep Roman funerary monument in Villajoyosa (Alicante), one of the  objects for study contracted in the agreement.Copyright: Jerónimo Esquerdo Galiana
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    The IAC signed a cooperation agreement in archaeoastronomy
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and town of Villajoyosa (Alicante) will undertake joint research and outreach projects on observations of the sky throughout the history of the municipality and its surroundings. For further information and interviews contact: César Esteban López (IAC) cel [at] iac.es (cel[at]iac[dot]es); 922605243. IAC Spanish press release
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  • Montage of almost 2000 individual photos taken at 35-second intervals, from Friday night, 21 June, until sunset on Saturday, 22 June, during the Open Days at the Teide Observatory. The images were taken with a wide-angle camera mounted on the GREGOR Solar
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    2013 Observatorio del Teide Open Days Image and video timelapseANNOUNCEMENT
    Photo caption: Montage of almost 2000 individual photos taken at 35-second intervals, from Friday night, 21 June, until sunset on Saturday, 22 June, during the Open Days at the Teide Observatory. The images were taken with a wide-angle camera mounted on the GREGOR Solar Telescope. Star-trails can be seen in Friday's night sky, as well as all the activity of the visitors throughout Saturday. The final photo reveals the multitudinous attendance of the public. Author: Daniel López (© IAC) 2013 Observatorio del Teide Open Days Preview and video description Download: mp4 (Duración: 1 minuto 43
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  • ALHAMBRA survey regions for which data have been published. Credit: ALHAMBRA Project. Image proccesing: V. Peris.
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    Today sees the publication of ALHAMBRA-gold, the definitive catalogue for the study of the evolution of the Universe
    The characteristics of ALHAMBRA, a detailed study of eight separate deep regions of the Universe, make it the best available tool for exploring the recent history of the Universe This first version of the data, called ALHAMBRA-gold and led by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, contains a hundred thousand galaxies, twenty thousand stars and a thousand possible active galactic nuclei Researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias have also participated in the catalogue, which was compiled at the Calar Alto Observatory REFERENCE A. Molino et al. The ALHAMBRA
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