IN FAVOUR OF A DARK SKY

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  • Jornada de puertas abiertas en el Observatorio del Teide
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    Cientos de personas acuden a las jornadas de puertas abiertas del Observatorio del Teide
    Cientos de personas se han acercado este fin de semana al Observatorio del Teide para participar en las tradicionales jornadas de puertas abiertas que organiza el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias coincidiendo con la semana del solsticio de verano. Esta actividad, organizada de forma conjunta por el Observatorio del Teide y por la Unidad de Comunicación y Cultura Científica (UC3) del IAC, forma parte de las tareas de divulgación que realiza el Instituto para que la ciudadanía pueda conocer de primera mano uno de los mejores observatorios del mundo, sus infraestructuras, el trabajo de su
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  • Attendees at the open day visit the clean room of the IACTEC building in La Laguna.
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    The IAC joins Open Government Week with open days at its headquarters and at IACTEC
    As part of Open Government Week, which is being held from 19 to 25 May, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has organised open days at its facilities in La Laguna (Tenerife) to bring its research and technological activity closer to the public. This international initiative aims to promote the values of transparency, citizen participation and accountability in public administrations. The visits, in which dozens of people took part in different shifts, were held on Monday 19 May at the IAC headquarters and on Tuesday 20 May at the IACTEC building, the Institute's technological and
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  • Participants in the practical training of the EDUCADO project in the control room of the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (La Palma).
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    Two nights under the stars: EDUCADO Project runs intensive observation school
    The EU-funded EDUCADO project (Exploring the Deep Universe by Computational Analysis of Data from Observations) at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is organising a two-night astronomical observation school providing hands-on research training for early-stage researchers in astronomy and computer science. The program will convene 15 doctoral candidates from across Europe for an immersive, interdisciplinary learning experience. Attendees will engage in night time astronomical observations utilizing state-of-the-art telescopic instrumentation, guided data analysis workshops, and
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