Luis Fernando Rodríguez, IAC Instrumentation Engineer

Teodoro Roca, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the ULL and researcher at the IAC

Minia Manteiga, Universidad de A Coruña (UDC)

Pere Lluis Pallé, IAC.

Juan Antonio Belmonte, IAC.

Ramón García López, IAC.

Eduardo Martín Guerrero de Escalante, Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA)

Teodoro Muñoz, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

José Manuel Vilchez, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC).

Participants at the conference "Promoting Astrophysics in Spain: 50 years of doctoral theses at the IAC".

Artist impression of the Milky Way.

Early days of the Milky Way - artist impression.

Recreación artística del nacimiento de la Vía Láctea.

Early days of the Milky Way - artist impression.

Franciso Sánchez inaugurates the congress "Promoting Astrophysics in Spain: 50 years of doctoral theses at the IAC".

Francisco Sánchez during his lecture "DREAMING STARS. This is how Astrophysics was born and consolidated in Spain".

Franciso Sánchez shows one of the first installations at the Teide Observatory

Franciso Sánchez during his lecture "DREAMING STARS. This is how Astrophysics was born and consolidated in Spain".

Franciso Sánchez during his talk "SOÑANDO ESTRELLAS. Thus Astrophysics was born and consolidated in Spain"

Rafael Rebolo during the inauguration of the congress "Impulsando la Astrofísica en España: 50 años de thesis doctorales en el IAC"