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

  • Capability
    Design, manufacture and verification of optical fibres
    Within its capability to develop optical instrumentation, the IAC has a deep knowledge and experience in the design, manufacture and verification of optical...
  • Capability
    Detector characterization
    The detectors, despite their widespread and simple use in many everyday applications, require a very precise knowledge for use in advanced scientific...
  • Gallery
    Día de Nuestra Ciencia 2019
    On May 28, in the Tenerife Space for the Arts (TEA) in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the IAC celebrated the XI edition of the Day of Our Science, an annual meting at...
  • News
    Didier Queloz, Physics Nobel Prize Winner 2019, Is Developing an Advanced Terrestrial Planet Hunter for the Isaac Newton Telescope
    The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING) and the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC) warmly congratulate James Peebles (Princeton University...
  • Grant
    Direct grant nominated to the European Solar Telescope Project
    The European Solar Telescope (EST) is a world-class scientific infrastructure that will be built at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (La Palma, Spain)...
  • Capability
    Dissemination of scientific and technological capabilities, and socio-economic impact of the IAC
    One of IAC’s primary objectives is to improve its own scientific and technological capabilities. The promotion of these capacities, both nationally and...
  • News
    Does the merger of two black holes emit light? The Subaru+GTC collaboration tries to answer this question
    A team led by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has made, with the Gran...
  • News
    El Gobierno de España y el BEI, dispuestos a movilizar hasta 1.000 millones de euros para construir en La Palma el Telescopio de Treinta Metros (TMT)
    El Gobierno de España y el Banco Europeo de Inversiones (BEI) han diseñado un marco financiero que permitiría movilizar recursos para la construcción del...
  • News
    El IAC y CIOMP coordinan la fabricación de los espejos del telescopio SELF
    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) ha recibido la visita de una delegación del Instituto de Óptica, Mecánica Fina y Física de Changchun (CIOMP)...