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William Herschel TelescopeThe Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING) consists of the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope (WH...(mai mult)
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The Mercator Telescope is a 1.2 m semi-robotic telescope located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palm...(mai mult)
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The Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) Scientific Association (NOTSA) was founded in 1984 to construct and operate a Nordic telescope for observations at optical and infrared wavelengths.
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The MAGIC Telescope Collaboration has built in 2001–2003 a large atmospheric imaging Cherenkov telescope, with a mirror surfac...(mai mult)
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The Isaac Newton TelescopeThe INT has a 2.54 metre diameter primary mirror with a focal ratio of f/2.94. It uses a polar-disc/fork t...(mai mult)
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The City Santa Cruz has a rich history. In the 16th century, it was one of worlds third largest harbours. Many ships passed by or dropped t...(mai mult)
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The Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC), is a 10.4m telescope with a segmented primary mirror and a high performance. It is located in o...(mai mult)
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Nature is very impressive on top of the highest mountains of La Palma. Here you can see from North to South and from the East to the West with at your feet, one of the largest erosion craters on earth.
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This is a fascinating place, (almost like something out of a Western) even if it always does feel a bit eerie strolling in the plac...(mai mult)
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The Plaza Glorieta in La Mancha is a beautifull plaza with thousands of coloured mosaic tiles crafted by Luis Morera.
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The Laurel Forest of Los Tilos is the water reservoir of La Palma. The Passat winds that comes from the Azores collide with the st...(mai mult)
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The North part of La Palma has some almost abandonded villages. And that's a pity because it's a very beatifull and rough part of the island. El Tablado is one of them. Below the ravine, you can see a lonely Dragon tree.
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The Salinas in Fuencaliente is the only salt winning industry in La Palma. This spot had a hard time during the Volcano eruption in 1971.
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El Tablado is a small Village in the North of La Palma. Most of the citizens left to the center of La Palma with a result that El Tablado looks like a little ghostown for firstime visitors.
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The Black Desert in the South of the island are the remains of the last volcanic eruption in 1971.
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The backbone of La Palma is a large volcanic mountain chain going from the North of the island to the South, separating E...(mai mult)
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The Caldera de Taburiente is the largest erosion crater in the world. It's the scarf of a large volcanic eruption millions of years ago. Now the Caldera is a beautifull National Park surrounded by 2000 metres high walls.
