The GTC (Gran Telescopio Canarias) employs an Acquisition and Slow Guiding Sensor based on a Marconi CCD47-20. This chip is also the core sensor for the...
GTC adaptive optics first performance tests in laboratory
The GTC AO system designed and developed during the last years is based on a single deformable mirror with 21 x 21 actuators, conjugated to the telescope pupil...
GTC adaptive optics integration in telescope and first commissioning results
The Adaptive Optics (AO) of the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) is a single conjugate postfocal system, integrated in one of the Nasmyth platforms of the...
GTC and OSIRIS: expanding the metallicity horizon of massive stars knowledge
Massive stars are fundamental drivers of the Universe because of their injection of energy, momentum, and nuclear-processed material in every stage of their...
The GTC project is in charge of the construction of an optical/IR 10-meter class telescope at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos in Canary Islands. The...
GTC data exploitation in the search for the first galaxies
Detecting the first galaxies of the Universe has always been a goal in extragalactic astronomy because the study of these sources provides important constraints...
The GTC Dome is entering into manufacture. Once the design has been frozen, it is time to expose the main features of the Dome and to exhibit the key aspects...
GTC facility instruments: main features and readiness status
The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) 10.4m telescope will be having its first light soon after this meeting. A fairly complete set of science instruments are...