The astrophysicist of the IAC was invested Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of La Laguna this morning
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The observations of V404 Cygni, which went into outburst in 2015 after more than 25 years of quiescence, were made with the OSIRIS instrument on the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC). The results are published today in Nature. ( Video on YouTube)Advertised on -
Monday 9th of May, the YouTube channel of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will be broadcasting live the observations being carried out by the professional observers from the solar towers at the Teide and Roque de los Muchachos ObservatoriesAdvertised on -
In 2012 it was Venus. Now it’s time for Mercury to pass in front of the Sun. For nearly 8 hours on May the 9th, we will have the opportunity to see the Planet Mercury as an small black point transiting on the surface of the Sun.Advertised on -
The measurements of this key climate variable, obtained from telescopes on the ground, agree with the measurements made from satellites and show a period of stabilityAdvertised on -
The telescopes may form part of the future Cherenkov Telescope Array in the Northern Hemisphere (CTA-North) at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory.Advertised on