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- Title
The ultimate location for amateur astronomy?
- Authors
Peach, Damian
- Abstract
The Canary Islands archipelago, located off the coast of north west Africa, has long been recognised as a site with excellent qualities for astronomy. The many clear nights and steady seeing allowed, and continue to allow, scientific studies and experiments to be conducted using telescopes as large as the new GTC 10-metre reflector, currently under construction at La Palma. Tenerife's steep local orography creates many micro-climates across the island, and one can almost experience all four seasons in a trip from sea level into the mountains. The temperature inversion is a prime factor in the islands being chosen as a major site for professional astronomy
- Subjects
TENERIFE (Canary Islands); CANARY Islands; ASTRONOMICAL observations; REFLECTING telescopes; ASTRONOMICAL observatories; TELESCOPES
- Publication
Journal of the British Astronomical Association, 2004, Vol 114, Issue 4, p188
- ISSN
0007-0297
- Publication type
Article