Nordic Optical Telescope
The Nordic Optical Telescope is an astronomical telescope located at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma in the Canary Islands. The telescope saw first light in 1988, and was officially inaugurated during September 1989.- University
- …is also known as “NOT”
- …is operated by Nodric Optical Telescope Scientific Association
- Description: astronomical telescope on La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
- 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.
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Observatory
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is an astronomical… Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is situated 170 metres west of Nordic Optical Telescope.
Roque de los Muchachos
Peak
Roque de los Muchachos is a rocky mound at the highest…
Gran Telescopio Canarias
Building
The Gran Telescopio Canarias is a 10.4 m reflecting… Gran Telescopio Canarias is situated 680 metres west of Nordic Optical Telescope.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llano Negro and Franceses.
Llano Negro
Hamlet
Llano Negro is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northwest of Nordic Optical Telescope.
Franceses
Hamlet
Franceses is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km north of Nordic Optical Telescope.
Las Tricias
Hamlet
Las Tricias is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Nordic Optical Telescope.
Nordic Optical Telescope
- Categories
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
28.75723° or 28° 45′ 26″ north
Longitude
-17.88511° or 17° 53′ 6″ west
Open location code
7CW4Q447+VX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=university
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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.
Canary Islands: Highlights
Learn more about Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.