Scope: Outreach

  • Publishing
    The Law that protects the sky of the Canary Islands celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary
    Despite being an almost insignificant point on the globe, La Palma can probably boast one of the best skies in the world for astronomical observation. Much of...
  • Document
    The laws of heaven. Astronomy and ancient civilizations
    "This book deals with the origins of the human obsession with time and covers the cultures of prehistory and classical antiquity, analysing how the observation...
  • Publishing
    The laws of heaven. Astronomy and ancient civilizations
    "This book deals with the origins of the human obsession with time and covers the cultures of prehistory and classical antiquity, analysing how the observation...
  • News
    The Moon says goodbye to January in a big way
    Next Wednesday, January 31st, the Moon will feature with a total eclipse of a “supermoon” which will also be the second full Moon of the month.
  • News
    The natural brightness of the night sky
    A recent study analyses data collected at 44 of the darkest places in the world, including the Canary Island Observatories, to develop the first complete...
  • News
    The ninth edition of the AEACI promotes astronomy education once more
    Under the theme "Other Worlds", this edition highlighted the latest discoveries and advances in research on extrasolar planets, the Solar System and...
  • News
    The number of visitors to GRANTECAN is greater than 10,000 per year and a new surround exhibit is opened
    The Gran Telescopio Canarias or GRANTECAN has surpassed, for the first time, the 10,000 face-to-face visits. The forecast is that by the end of the year there...
  • News
    The online training by PETeR reaches 180 teachers from all over Spain
    This project of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias allows the educational community in Spain to carry out their own research on the universe using...
  • News
    The Perseids 2020
    On the night of 12th to 13th August we will be able to enjoy the maximum of the Perseids. This will be broadcast live, from the Teide Observatory (Tenerife) and...