The 2nd generation VLT instrument Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer(MUSE) is going to be an integral field spectrograph with wide field of view and high spatial...
Observing with the SARA remotely operated telescopes
The IAC is part of the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA), a consortium of colleges and universities in the US partnered with Lowell...
On the invention of the telescope and the paintings of Jan Brueghel
Jan Brueghel depicted telescopes in four paintings spanning the period between 1609 and 1621. We have investigated the nature and the origin of these telescopes...
Mr. Wayne Rosing, founder and director of the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, will discuss their plans to build a global network of more than...
In coincidence with the announcement of the call for proposal of the Spanish night CAT for semester 2017A, we present the new web page OOCC. This is the new...
Zernike circle polynomials are in widespread use for wavefront analysis in optical design and testing. We discuss why we use these polynomials in optics, when...
Organic materials and ices in the outer solar system
The composition of the outer solar system is of particular interest because it holds the key to understanding the chemical evolution of the Solar System...
The standard scientific operations of the instrument OSIRIS will start at the GTC by mid March. The first tests of the instrument once mounted on the telescope...