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  • El LST-2 completa la instalación de su estructura de soporte
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    The support structure of the LST-2 at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is completed
    The four large sized telescopes of the CTAO on La Palma reach a key milestone in their construction The LST-2 telescope has successfully completed the installation of its camera support structure (CSS), making it the last of the four Large Sized Telescopes ( LST ) to reach this important milestone in its construction at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) on La Palma. This telescope is part of the ambitious CTAO ( Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory ) project, which will create the world's largest network of telescopes for the detection
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  • Deep optical image of the giant galaxy Malin 2
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    IAC research reveals hidden structures and a turbulent past in one of the largest spiral galaxies in the Universe
    Astronomers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), using the 2-meter robotic Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT) at the Teide Observatory, have obtained the deepest optical images ever taken of Malin 2, one of the largest and faintest spiral galaxies in the Universe. These ultra-deep observations have revealed previously unseen structures, including several diffuse stellar emissions and a striking, elongated spiral-like feature, hinting at past interactions with other galaxies. The team has also identified a potential ultra-diffuse dwarf galaxy (UDG) about 400,000 light-years from
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  • Valentín Martínez Pillet
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    El director del IAC, Valentín Martínez Pillet, analizará la relación con nuestra estrella, el Sol, en la Real Sociedad Económica Amigos de El País
    En el marco del CXLVIII aniversario del nacimiento del ilustre científico canario Blas Cabrera y Felipe, la Real Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Tenerife (RSEAPT) acogerá una conferencia a cargo de Valentín Martínez Pillet, director del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y experto en Física Solar. La charla tendrá lugar el próximo martes 24 de febrero a las 18:00 horas en la sede de esta institución en La Laguna. Bajo el título “Viviendo con una estrella: el bueno, el feo y el malo”, Martínez Pillet explorará la relación entre la Tierra y el Sol. La charla, que forma parte
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