Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
LocationSpain (Canary Islands)
Year1984
SizeVarious
OperatorSpain/international
About Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Located on La Palma at 2,396 m. Home to the GTC and multiple other telescopes. The inversion layer keeps clouds below the observatory. A UNESCO Starlight Reserve. The 1990 Magic fire destroyed a gamma-ray telescope.
Related Observatories
Gran Telescopio Canarias
The largest single-aperture optical telescope in the world. 36 hexagonal segments. Located on La Pal...
Teide Observatory
Located on Tenerife at 2,390 m beneath the summit of the volcano Pico del Teide. Hosts the 1.5 m GRE...
MAGIC Telescopes
Two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes on La Palma at 2,200 m. Catch flashes of blue light fro...