Llano de los Alacranes

Llano de los Alacranes is a locality in Monachil, Granada, Andalusia. Llano de los Alacranes is situated near the locality Choza de Matías, as well as near Puesto de la Solana.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sierra Nevada Observatory and IRAM 30m telescope.

Sierra Nevada Observatory

Observatory

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The Sierra Nevada Observatory is located at Loma de Dilar in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the province of Granada, Spain; established in 1981. It is operated and maintained by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía and contains two Nasmyth telescopes with apertures of 1.5 and 0.9 metres. Sierra Nevada Observatory is situated 3½ km east of Llano de los Alacranes.

IRAM 30m telescope

Observatory

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The IRAM 30m telescope is a radio telescope, located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, Spain. It is operated by the Institute for Radio Astronomy in the Millimetre Range for observing astronomical objects in the millimetre range of the electromagnetic spectrum. IRAM 30m telescope is situated 3 km east of Llano de los Alacranes.