IACTEC lines: Large telescopes

  • News
    Spain, Slovakia and the Czech Republic take the Lead in Europe’s Next-Generation Solar Telescope
    The European Solar Telescope (EST) project has taken a decisive step towards construction with the establishment of the Board of Governmental Representatives...
  • Grant
    Spanish contribution to the first five Medium Size Telescopes of CTA North (5MST-CTAN)
    The final objective of the operation is the production of five MST-type telescopes for the CTA-North site, at the Observatory from the Roque de los Muchachos...
  • Publication
    The 4 m New Robotic Telescope Project: An Updated Report
    The New Robotic Telescope (NRT) is an international collaboration to build and operate a 4m diameter fully robotic telescope. The telescope will take advantage...
  • Publication
    The 4-m New Robotic Telescope (NRT): status of the optomechanical systems
    The New Robotic Telescope (NRT) is currently under conceptual phase design, will be sited on the Observatory of Roque de los Muchachos (ORM) in La Palma (Canary...
  • News
    The committee of experts of the US Academy of Science considers that the TMT is a priority, and maintains La Palma as a possible site
    The National Academy of Science of the United States presented, yesterday afternoon, its report Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the...
  • News
    The CSIC and the IAC take part in the creation of the Canary European Solar Telescope Foundation
    9 institutions from 7 European countries today signed the documents for this organization, which will prepare the way towards the future construction of the...
  • News
    The CTA and the IAC celebrate the International Day of Light with an outreach day in Garafía
    A visit to the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory with the students of the Santo Domingo secondary school, and a public lecture about the new generation of...
  • News
    The European Solar Telescope (EST) has successfully completed the conceptual design review of its suite of scientific instruments
    The European Solar Telescope (EST) has successfully completed the Conceptual Design Review (CoDR) of its Scientific Instrument Suite (SIS). The scientific...
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    The European Solar Telescope (EST) passes successfully the preliminary design review of its buildings and Civil Works.
    The European Solar Telescope (EST) project has reached a decisive stage, with the completion of the PDR (Preliminary Design Review) of the Buildings and Civil...