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Quadrantids, start the year with good wishes!
The best time to observe the first meteor shower of 2019 will be the night of January 3rd to 4th. The astronomical event will be broadcast live from the...
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DocumentRecommendations to Keep Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society. SummaryThis report analyses all types of artificial interference that may have a negative impact on the visibility of the night sky and astronomical science. The...
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DocumentReport on the Incidence of African dust intrusions at the Astronomical Observatories of the Canary Islands: characterization and temporal analysisThe report concludes that the Canary Islands observatories (Roque de los Muchachos and Teide; ORM and OT) show an extremely clean air and pristine skies, only...
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ParameterSeeingAstronomical seeing (units arcesec) refers to the blurring or instantaneous image broadening of astronomical objects caused by turbulent mixing in the Earth's...
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NewsThe first light pollution laboratory in the AzoresThere are now 10 sensors monitoring the night-time darkness of the island of Corvo to determine the impact of artificial lighting on the sea birds. The...
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NewsThe first one day meeting on the protection of the sky and employment opportunities has been held“Future generations have the right to an unscathed, uncontaminated Earth, including the right to a clean sky”, This statement is included in UNESCO’s...
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NewsThe IAC and the AEMET sign a collaboration agreementThe Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the National Meteorological Agency (AEMET) have stengthened their commitment to collaborate by adpoting...
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NewsThe light pollution in Macaronesia is on the increaseThe results obtained from the over two hundred photometers put in place by the Interreg EELabs project during the past four years have been used to evaluated...
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NewsThe natural brightness of the night skyA recent study analyses data collected at 44 of the darkest places in the world, including the Canary Island Observatories, to develop the first complete...