FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
The Calar Alto Observatory is an astronomicalobservatory owned and operated jointly by Max-Planck institute for astronomy, and the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia. It is located Almería province in Spain on Calar Alto, the highest mountain in Almería. AlmerÃa province AlmerÃa is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... 50 cm refracting telescope at Nice Observatory. ... 50 cm refracting telescope at Nice Observatory. ... 50 cm refracting telescope at Nice Observatory. ... 50 cm refracting telescope at Nice Observatory. ... 50 cm refracting telescope at Nice Observatory. ... Astrology: the study of the positions of the celestial objects relative to the Earth and how these positions affect happenings on the lives of cultures, nations and the natural environment. ... Observatory of Strasbourg An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial and/or celestial events. ... AlmerÃa province AlmerÃa is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ...
History
The site was proposed in 1970, and was officially opened in July of 1975 with the commissioning of it's 1.2 meter telescope. The site developed due to the strong ties between the German and Spanish cooperation. Eventually 4 more telescopes were commissioned.
Equipment
The Max-Planck institute owns a 3.5 meter, 2.2 meter, and a 1.23 meter telescopes plus a 0.8 meter Schmidt reflector. The 1.5 meter telescope is owned by the spanish.
References
Calar Alto Observatory homepage. Centro Astronómico Hispano Alemán. URL accessed on December 12, 2005.
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