Galileo National Telescope
The Galileo National Telescope, is a 3.58-meter Italian telescope, located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain.
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- …lies at an elevation of 2,387 metres (7,831 feet)
- …is operated by Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
- Description: 3.58m Italian telescope
- Also known as“Telescopio Nazionale Galileo”“TNG”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roque de los Muchachos Observatory and Roque de los Muchachos.
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Observatory
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Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is an astronomical… Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is situated 430 metres northeast of Galileo National Telescope.
Roque de los Muchachos
Peak
Roque de los Muchachos is a rocky mound at the highest…
Nordic Optical Telescope
University
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The Nordic Optical Telescope is an astronomical… Nordic Optical Telescope is situated 530 metres northeast of Galileo National Telescope.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llano Negro and Las Tricias.
Llano Negro
Hamlet
Llano Negro is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northwest of Galileo National Telescope.
Las Tricias
Hamlet
Las Tricias is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northwest of Galileo National Telescope.
Franceses
Hamlet
Franceses is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km north of Galileo National Telescope.
Galileo National Telescope
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Latitude
28.75409° or 28° 45′ 15″ north
Longitude
-17.88916° or 17° 53′ 21″ west
Open location code
7CW4Q436+J8
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Galileo National Telescope” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գալիլեոյի ազգային աստղադիտակ”
- Catalan: “Telescopi Nazionale Galileo”
- Chinese: “伽利略國家望遠鏡”
- Chinese: “伽利略國際望遠鏡”
- Chinese: “伽利略望遠鏡”
- Dutch: “Telescopio Nazionale Galileo”
- French: “Telescopio Nazionale Galileo”
- German: “Telescopio Nazionale Galileo”
- Irish: “Teileascóp Náisiúnta Galileo”
- Italian: “telescopio nazionale Galileo”
- Italian: “Telescopio nazionale Galileo”
- Italian: “TNG”
- Japanese: “TNG望遠鏡”
- Japanese: “ガリレオ国立望遠鏡”
- Luxembourgish: “Telescopio Nazionale Galileo”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Telescopio Nazionale Galileo”
- Persian: “تلسکوپ ملی گالیله”
- Persian: “تیانجی”
- Portuguese: “Telescopio Nazionale Galileo”
- Spanish: “Telescopio Nazionale Galileo”
- Swedish: “Telescopio Nazionale Galileo”
- Ukrainian: “Національний телескоп Галілео”
- Vietnamese: “Galileo National Telescope”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Conjunto pastoril del Morro de La Crespa and Mirador del Roque Los Muchachos.
Nearby Places
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Canary Islands: Highlights
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