Astrophysical: Solar astronomy

  • News
    An asteroid is named after the Jesuit Juan Casanovas, founder of the Solar Physics group at the IAC
    Father Juan Casanovas (1929-2013), a Jesuit astronomer who played an important role in the early years of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has...
  • News
    An honorary prize from the American Astronomical Society remembers solar physicist Irene González Hernández
    The American Astronomical Society (AAS) and its Solar Physics Division (SPD) sponsors an Honorary Prize in memory of Irene González Hernández (La Orotava...
  • Publishing
    IAC NEWS, 2-2002. "Sun Images"
    IAC NEWS, 2-2002. "Sun Images"
  • News
    Presentation of the book “Observing the Sun from Tenerife. An adventure above the sea of clouds”
    Presentation of the book “Observing the Sun from Tenerife. An adventure above the sea of clouds” “The latitude of the islands, Teide, and the trade-winds have...
  • News
    Researchers have observed the heating produced in the Sun by magnetic waves
    An international team in which researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) are participating...
  • Project
    SolarLab
    SolarLab was an educational project of the IAC aimed at secondary and pre-university colleges in the Canaries. The project had at its disposal three telescopes...
  • News
    The IAC presents the video of the POLMAG project
    The IAC presents a public outreach video about the project “Polarized Radiation Diagnostics for Exploring the Magnetism of the Outer Solar Atmosphere” (POLMAG)...