Nordic Optical Telescope

The Nordic Optical Telescope is an astronomical telescope located at , in the . The telescope saw first light in 1988, and was officially inaugurated during September 1989.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: astronomical telescope on La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
  • Also known as: “NOT”
  • Address: Roque de los Muchachos s.n., Garafía, 38788

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roque de los Muchachos Observatory and Roque de los Muchachos.

Observatory
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is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of on the island of in the , Spain. is situated 170 metres west of Nordic Optical Telescope.

Peak
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is a rocky mound at the highest point on the island of in the , . The rocks are found at an elevation of 2,426 metres above sea level, not far from the Observatorio del , where some of the world's largest telescopes are situated; the altitude and the dryness of the climate here give rise to excellent observing conditions.

Building
Photo: Vesta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a 10.4 m reflecting telescope located at the on the island of , in the , Spain. is situated 680 metres west of Nordic Optical Telescope.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llano Negro and Franceses.

Hamlet
Photo: Pepe Sánchez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northwest of Nordic Optical Telescope.

Hamlet
Photo: Vaikra.Ana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km north of Nordic Optical Telescope.

Hamlet
Photo: Pepe Sánchez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Nordic Optical Telescope.

Nordic Optical Telescope

Latitude
28.75723° or 28° 45′ 26″ north
Longitude
-17.88511° or 17° 53′ 6″ west
Operator
Nodric Optical Telescope Scientific Association
Open location code
7CW4Q447+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38062275
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q980966
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Nordic Optical Telescope” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Telescopi Òptic Nòrdic”
  • Chinese: “NOT”
  • Chinese: “北欧光学望远镜”
  • Chinese: “北歐光學望遠鏡”
  • Danish: “Nordic Optical Telescope”
  • Dutch: “Nordic Optical Telescope”
  • Esperanto: “Nordia Optika Teleskopo”
  • Estonian: “Nordic Optical Telescope”
  • Finnish: “Nordic Optical Telescope”
  • French: “Nordic Optical Telescope”
  • German: “Nordic Optical Telescope”
  • Italian: “Nordic Optical Telescope”
  • Japanese: “北欧光学望遠鏡”
  • Lithuanian: “Šiaurės optinis teleskopas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Nordic Optical Telescope”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nordisk optisk teleskop”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nordisk optisk teleskop”
  • Norwegian: “Nordisk optisk teleskop”
  • Persian: “تلسکوپ نوری نوردیک”
  • Polish: “Nordic Optical Telescope”
  • Russian: “Северный оптический телескоп”
  • Spanish: “Telescopio Optico Nordico”
  • Spanish: “Telescopio Óptico Nórdico”
  • Swedish: “Nordic Optical Telescope”
  • Thai: “กล้องโทรทรรศน์เชิงแสงนอร์ดิก”
  • Ukrainian: “Північний оптичний телескоп”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mirador del Roque Los Muchachos and Roque de Muchachos.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Programa de recuperación de la flora de cumbre de especies con poblaciones muy escasas and Observatorio Roque de los Muchachos.

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