MONS Telescope

MONS Telescope is a building in , . MONS Telescope is situated near , as well as near the peak .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Teide Observatory and QUIJOTE Experiment.

Observatory
Photo: Wladyslaw Sojka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, IAU code 954, is an astronomical observatory on Mount Teide at 2,390 metres, located on , Spain. It has been operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias since its inauguration in 1964.

Building
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The QUIJOTE CMB Experiment is an ongoing experiment started in November 2012, and led by Rafael Rebolo López, with the goal of characterizing the polarization of the cosmic microwave background and other galactic and extragalactic emission in the frequency range 10 to 40 GHz, at angular scales of 1°. is situated 130 metres southeast of MONS Telescope.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 430 metres south of MONS Telescope.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Escobonal and Güímar.

Hamlet
Photo: Pbm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southeast of MONS Telescope.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town on the island of in the archipelago. It is best known for its 6 Guanche pyramids, and for a ravine called the Barranco de Badajoz.

MONS Telescope

Latitude
28.30119° or 28° 18′ 4″ north
Longitude
-16.51083° or 16° 30′ 39″ west
Open location code
7CW58F2Q+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23333982
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­telescope
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Highlights: Montaña del Cabezón and Laboratorio Solar.

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