Roque de los Muchachos Observatory

Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of Garafía on the island of in the , Spain.
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: Spanish astronomical observatory
  • Also known as: “lapalma”, “Observatoire de Roque de los Muchachos”, “Observatori Roque de los Muchachos”, “Observatorio astrofisico del Roque de los Muchachos”, “Observatorio astrofísico del Roque de los Muchachos”, “Observatório Astrofísico do Roque de los Muchachos”, “ORM”, “Roque de los Muchachos”, “Roque de los Muchachos observatorio”, “Roque de los Muchachos Observatorium”, “Обсерватория Ла-Пальма”, “Обсерватория на острове Пальма”, “Обсерватория Роке де лос Мучачос”, “Обсерваторія дель Рок де лос Мучачос”, “Телескоп на Канарських островах”, “رصدخانه صخره بچه ها”, “رصدخانهٔ صخرهٔ بچه ها”, “رصدخانهٔ صخرهٔ بچهٔ ها”, “مرصد”, “ラ・パルマ天文台”, and “ロク・デ・ロス・ムチャチョス天文台”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Nordic Optical Telescope and Roque de los Muchachos.

University
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The is an astronomical telescope located at , in the . The telescope saw first light in 1988, and was officially inaugurated during September 1989. is situated 170 metres east of Roque de los Muchachos Observatory.

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
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The is a 10.4 m reflecting telescope located at the on the island of , in the , Spain. is situated 510 metres west of Roque de los Muchachos Observatory.

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 Roque de los Muchachos Observatory.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km north of Roque de los Muchachos Observatory.

Hamlet
Photo: Pepe Sánchez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Roque de los Muchachos Observatory.

Roque de los Muchachos Observatory

Latitude
28.75739° or 28° 45′ 27″ north
Longitude
-17.88681° or 17° 53′ 13″ west
Operator
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Open location code
7CW4Q447+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38062289
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­observatory
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q1068376
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Roque de los Muchachos Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد روكي دي لوس موتاتوس”
  • Armenian: “Ռոկե դե լոս Մուչաչոս աստղադիտարան”
  • Basque: “Roque de los Muchachosko Behatokia”
  • Catalan: “Observatori del Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Chinese: “穆查丘斯罗克天文台”
  • Chinese: “穆查丘斯羅克天文台”
  • Czech: “Observatoř Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Dutch: “Observatorium Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio de Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Finnish: “Roque de los Muchachosin observatorio”
  • French: “observatoire du Roque de los Muchachos”
  • French: “Observatoire du Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Georgian: “როკე-დე-ლოს-მუჩაჩოსის ობსერვატორია”
  • German: “Roque de los Muchachos-Observatorium”
  • German: “Roque-de-los-Muchachos-Observatorium”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים רוק דה לוס מוצ’אצ’וס”
  • Indonesian: “Observatorium Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Italian: “osservatorio del Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio del Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Japanese: “ロケ・デ・ロス・ムチャーチョス天文台”
  • Kazakh: “Роке-де-лос-Мучачос обсерваториясы”
  • Korean: “로크 데 로스 무차초스 천문대”
  • Luxembourgish: “Roque de los Muchachos Observatoire”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Roque de los Muchachos-observatoriet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Roque de los Muchachos-observatoriet”
  • Norwegian: “Roque de los Muchachos-observatoriet”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه صخره بچه‌ها”
  • Polish: “Obserwatorium Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório do Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Роке-де-лос-Мучачос”
  • Slovenian: “Observatorij Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos”
  • Thai: “หอดูดาวโรเกเดโลสมูชาโชส”
  • Turkish: “Roque de los Muchachos Gözlemevi”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Роке-де-лос-Мучачос”
  • Urdu: “روک دے لوس موچاچوس رصدگاہ”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mirador del Roque Los Muchachos and Conjunto pastoral de la Tablada del Flaire.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Programa de recuperación de la flora de cumbre de especies con poblaciones muy escasas and Observatorio Roque de los Muchachos.

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