Observatory Open Days for 2008
Traditionally, the observatory has been open to visitors about 4 days per year, with perhaps 6 groups for each day. This year, they're going to have 20 open days, but most of them will only have one group. Each visit starts at 9:45 with a visit to the MAGIC gamma-ray telescope, followed by one other telescope, and finishes before 12.00.
DATE | Day | 2nd telescope |
8th July | Tues | WHT or INT |
10th July | Thursday | Galileo |
12th July | Saturday | GranTeCan |
15th July | Tues | Mecator and Liverpool |
17th July | Thursday | Galileo |
19th July | Saturday | GranTeCan |
22nd July | Tues | WHT or INT |
24th July | Thursday | Mecator and Liverpool |
26th July | Saturday | GranTeCan |
29th July | Tues | WHT or INT |
31st July | Thursday | Galileo |
7th August | Thursday | Galileo |
12th August | Tuesday | WHT or INT |
14th August | Thursday | Galileo |
15th August | Friday | GranTeCan |
19th August | Tuesday | WHT or INT |
21st August | Thursday | GranTeCan |
22nd August | Friday | GarafĂa residents only |
26th August | Tuesday | Mecator and Liverpool |
28th August | Thursday | Mecator and Liverpool |
30th August | Saturday | WHT and Galileo |
Friday 15th of August and Saturday 30th August will have several groups.
Visits must be booked in advance, by calling the receptionist at the Institute of Astronomy on (00 34) 922 425703 And yes, the receptionist speaks English. Book early -- most of the places for July have gone already.
Labels: La Palma, La Plama, observatory, open days, Roque de los Muchachos, telescopes
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