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The autumnal equinox from the Dolmen of Valdecaballeros
Next Tuesday, September 22nd, at 13:30 UT the Earth will be at a specific point in its orbit round the Sun: the September equinox. The September and March...
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NewsThe Canary Islands Observatories visit the European ParliamentThe exhibition "100 Square Moons" is inaugurated in Brussels, together with a model of the European Solar Telescope. For a week the European Parliament in...
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NewsThe challenges of Astrophysics and CosmologyThis Friday 2nd December at 17.30 will take place the public lecture “Challenges of Astrophysics and Cosmology”, which will tackle the role of technology in the...
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NewsThe comet NEOWISE from the CanariesDuring the month of July we will be able to see comet c/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) with the naked eye from the Canaries and from the Peninsula.
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NewsThe conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn: astronomical event of the yearThe astronomical event of the year took place on December 21st, a very close conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn which was broadcast on Internet in the channel of...
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NewsThe CTA and the IAC celebrate the International Day of Light with an outreach day in GarafíaA 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...
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NewsThe cultural and sky landscape of the Way of Saint JamesA study led by the researcher of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Maitane Urrutia-Aparicio has shown the relevance of sunrise on Easter Sunday, one of...
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NewsThe dance of the small galaxies that surround the Milky WayAn international team, led by researchers from the IAC, used data from the ESA satellite Gaia to measure the motion of 39 dwarf galaxies. These data gives...
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NewsThe definitive book about the cultural role of astronomy in ancient EgyptThe editorial Springer is publishing the book “Astronomy of Ancient Egypt: A Cultural Perspective” by the researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias...