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La Palma
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Discovered one of the brightest galaxies known
Hidden Black Holes Revealed?
Revealed the morphology of a galaxy hidden by its bright nucleus
SN2015bh: the end of a star or an "impostor" supernova?
New data about two distant asteroids give a clue to the possible Planet Nine
Microquasar GRS 1758-258 as seen by the GTC
Light shed on a superluminous supernova which appears to have exploded twice
The first image of a new gaseous component in a planetary nebula
The GTC obtains the deepest image of a galaxy from Earth
Wolf-Rayet stars in M81 discovered with GTC/HST data
A new "Einstein ring" discovered with GTC data
Astrophysicists from the IAC discover an intense wind in the neighbourhood of a black hole
The dark side of the fluffiest galaxies
A famous supermassive black hole spied on with the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS
Telescope News
First light for MEGARA on the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS
GTC First Light 10th Anniversary
Published the tender for the Cassegrain Rotator of the GTC
Final result of "a robot for Grantecan" contest
Agreement between the GTC and the National Astronomical Observatories of China
First light with EMIR on the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS
No elevation restrictions due to Dome shutter at GTC
Fifth "Science with the GTC" Meeting Summary:
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(Day 2)
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The
Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC)
, is a 10.4m telescope with a segmented primary mirror. It is located in one of the top astronomical sites in the Northern Hemisphere: the
Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos
(ORM, La Palma, Canary Islands). The GTC is a Spanish initiative led by the
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)
. The project is actively supported by the Spanish Government and the Local Government from the Canary Islands through the European Funds for Regional Development (FEDER) provided by the European Union. The project also includes the participation of Mexico (
Instituto de Astronomía de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IA-UNAM)
and
Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE)
, and the US
University of Florida
.
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