Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of Garafía on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The observatory site is operated by the
Overview of some of the telescopes at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory.
Several of the helicopter pads built for the inauguration ceremony can be seen under the now dismantled HEGRA array
Telescopes at the observatory at sunset, from left to right: the NOT, the WHT, the DOT, the SST, the Mercator Telescope and the ING
Picture of the 10m Gran Telescopio Canarias building under construction in March 2003
Dutch Open Telescope
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The Dutch Open Telescope is an optical solar telescope located on Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma. With a main mirror of 45 centimeters, it can reach an 0.2 arcsec resolution for sustaine
The Dutch Open Telescope with the canopy closed.
Main mirror of the DOT
William Herschel Telescope and the DOT
Close-up of the DOT mirror