Astrofisico Observatory
Roque de los Muchachos



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In the Roque of Los Muchachos is one of the greater observatories astrophisicists of the world. In his construction it has participated several European countries, being also
common his use and management. The facilities were located here so that the air of La Palma is extraordinarily clean, in addition to not having big cities, as soon as problems of luminous dispensación and reflection exist upwards. In the island there is no luminous contamination, reason why the lighting system I publish is of yellow light, unique in the world. to the existing facilities a network of cosmic radioactivity indicators was added in 1996.





Usually one opens in Julio and August for the public, in Sunday. Groups reduced organize themselves, in intervals of 30 minutes during, tomorrow. The visit is allowed him a great one I number of telescopes.



The web site in Internet is: http://www.iac.es/gabinete/orm/index.html

 

 




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