The Observatorios de Canarias are unique sites for observational Astronomy. Their location at high altitude and sky transparency make them ideal not only for...
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EventMeeting on Future Instruments for the Telescopes at the Observatorios de Canarias
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DocumentMemoria IAC 2017 extensa
Memoria del IAC 2017 extensa
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ProjectMIRADAS - Mid-resolution InfRAreD Astronomical Spectrograph
MIRADAS is an intermediate resolution infrared spectrograph for the GTC telescope. It will operate in the infrared range of 1 to 2.5 microns with a spectral...
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ProjectMulti-Conjugate Adaptive Optics for EST
IAC is developing a Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) bench, with the purpose of demonstrating in laboratory solutions of some of the main problems related...
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NewsMUTANT, the tool in PROMISSE to characterize biological tissues at different depths
The programme of IACTEC-Medical Technology of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias has developed a multifrequency microwave system called PROMISSE...
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NewsNew data about spiral waves detected in sunspots
An international study, led by researchers at the IAC, reveal unknown details about the nature of a singular type of oscillatory phenomenon in spiral form...
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ProjectNISP (EUCLID)
The Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP) is an infrared spectrograph for the EUCLID mission. The aim of EUCLID is to obtain a map of the Dark matter...
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GalleryNRT Gallery
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ProjectOptical Ground Station- OGS
Optical communication operations with the OGS. The aim of this project is to characterise optical communications from the earth to artificial satellites.