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Neighbors of El Roque de los Muchachos: Jacobus Japteyn Telescope

El TJK was commissioned more than 30 years ago by United Kingdom, Ireland and The Netherlands.  In 2003 the financing...
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Dr. Edward Stone receives 2019 Shaw Prize in Astronomy

TMT International Observatory Executive Director, Dr. Edward C. Stone, has been awarded the prestigious 2019 Shaw Prize in Astronomy for his leadership...
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Roque de los Muchachos an excellent place for astronomical science

There are a few places on earth where the conditions to observe the universe are exceptional. In the north hemisphere,...
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Neighbours of El Roque de los Muchachos: Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC)

  Inaugurated in July 2007, the GTC emerged as an initiative of the Astrophysical Institute of the Canary Islands (IAC),...
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Neighbours of El Roque de los Muchachos: Liverpool Telescope (LT)

The Liverpool telescope began in 1996 as a joint project of Liverpool John Moores University and the Royal Greenwich Observatory,...
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Neighbours of El Roque de los Muchachos: SWEDISH SOLAR REFRACTOR (SST)

The SST is the largest solar telescope in Europe and the number one in the world in terms of spatial...
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Neighbours of El Roque de los Muchachos: Mercator Telescope

The Mercator Telescope is a quasi-robotic telescope product of the collaboration between the Institute of Astronomy of the University of...
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Neighbours of El Roque de los Muchachos: Galileo National Telescope (TNG)

The Telescopio Nazionale Galileo is the most important installation of the Italian astronomical community, installed in 1998, belongs to the...
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Neighbours of El Roque de los Muchachos: Dutch Open Telescope (DOT)

The Dutch Open Telescope also called DOT, for its acronym in English, received its first light in 1997 and is...