- Calar Alto Observatory
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Calar Alto Observatory Organization Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics,
Institute of Astrophysics of AndalusiaLocation Almería, Spain Coordinates 37°13′25″N 2°32′46″W / 37.22361°N 2.54611°W Altitude 2,168 m (7,113 ft) Webpage www.caha.es Telescopes telescope 3.5 m reflector telescope 2.2 m reflector telescope 1.5 m reflector telescope 1.23 m reflector telescope 0.8 m Schmidt reflector Asteroids discovered: 4 astronomical observatory owned and operated jointly by the Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy) in Heidelberg, Germany, and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia) in Granada, Spain. It is located in Almería province in Spain on Calar Alto, a 2,168-meter (7,113 ft) high mountain in Sierra de Los Filabres. Contents
History
The site was proposed in 1970, and was officially opened in July 1975 with the commissioning of its 1.2-meter (47 in) telescope. The site developed due German and Spanish cooperation in astronomy. Eventually 4 more telescopes were commissioned.
The Schmidt telescope was moved to Calar Alto in 1976 from the Hamburg Observatory at Bergedorf, where it had been completed in 1954.
Equipment
2.2 meter at Calar Alto
The Max-Planck institute owns a 3.5-meter (138-inch), 2.2 m (87 in), and a 1.23 m (48 in) telescope, and an 80 cm (31 in) Schmidt reflector. There is also a 1.5 m (59 in) telescope that is owned and operated by the Spanish (by the OAN).
References
- "Calar Alto Observatory homepage". Centro Astronómico Hispano Alemán. http://www.caha.es. Retrieved December 12, 2005.
External links
Coordinates: 37°13′14.85″N 2°32′47.67″W / 37.2207917°N 2.546575°W
Categories:- Astronomical observatories in Spain
- Asteroid discoverers (observatories)
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