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  • Javalambre Auxiliary Survey Telescope, at the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory (Teruel, Spain)
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    The ULL and the IAC have created one of the largest photometric catalogues of asteroids observed in Spain
    A team of scientists, including astrophysicist Carlos Hernández Monteagudo from the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics (IAC), has compiled one of the most comprehensive catalogues of small bodies in the Solar System, based on photometric observations made from Earth. The study, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, compiles data on 6,579 asteroids, comets and irregular satellites, mainly from the main belt located between Mars and Jupiter, opening up new possibilities for studying their composition and rotation. The
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  • (De izq. a der.) Adriana de Lorenzo-Cáceres, Alejandra Goded, Alessandra Ambrifi y Verónica Martín
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    ¿Qué tienen en común la Vía Láctea con sus galaxias ‘primas’? Descúbrelo esta semana en "Soñando Estrellas"
    El programa de divulgación científica del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) en La Radio de Canarias, " Soñando Estrellas" , emitirá su próximo episodio este viernes, 5 de diciembre, a las 22:30 horas, y posteriormente estará disponible en plataformas digitales . E l espacio, de 30 minutos de duración aproximada , y está dirigido y presentado por Verónica Martín . En este episodio, la investigadora del IAC y de la Universidad de La Laguna , Adriana de Lorenzo-Cáceres Rodríguez , hablará de qué tienen en común nuestra galaxia, la Vía Láctea, con sus galaxias ‘primas’ similares a ella
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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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