Lines of instrumentation: Telescopes

Telescopes

As the main objective of the Division is the development of astrophysical instrumentation, frequently it is required its participation in studies and proposals for the construction of future telescopes. Since the design and construction of the IAC-80 telescope, the Instrumentation Division has contributed to several large telescopes projects

  • News
    CCI Declaration of Solidarity with La Palma
    The International Scientific Committee (CCI) of the Observatories of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has held recently its annual autumn meeting...
  • Publication
    Challenges of the telescope control system for large robotic telescopes
    The New Robotic Telescope (NRT) with a collecting area of 4pi square meters will be the largest fully robotic telescope in the world. This contribution is...
  • Conference
    China-Spain astronomical collaboration on high-resolution spectroscopy 2025
    This conference is organized by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) , in collaboration with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) and the National...
  • Gallery
    Comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
    The spectrum acquired by GTC of interstellar comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) reveals that this object has a surface composition not unlike that found in Solar System...
  • News
    Communiqué from the IAC. Telescopes of the ASTRI project
    The Teide Observatory (OT) is situated in the Nature Park of the High Forest. The National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF) of Italy (one of the signatories of...
  • Publication
    Conceptual design for the optomechanical systems of the New Robotic Telescope
    The New Robotic Telescope (NRT) will be the largest fully robotic telescope in the world (4-m class). The primary mirror (M1) will be comprised of 18...
  • Publication
    Conceptual design of a fast-slewing mount for the New Robotic Telescope
    The New Robotic Telescope is designed to conduct rapid target follow-up within 30 seconds of an `alert' from survey facilities. To achieve this will require a...
  • News
    Confirman desde el Observatorio del Teide un sistema con un posible mundo de lava y otro potencialmente habitable
    La búsqueda de planetas fuera de nuestro Sistema Solar y con características similares a la Tierra o, al menos, compatibles con la vida, es uno de los grandes...
  • Grant
    Constructive Preparatory Phase of the European Solar Telescope (EST) - Creation of the Project Office
    PREP-EST is a project funded by the Canary Islands Government under a direct grant awarded on grounds of public interest. The objective of PREP-EST is the...