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The Nordic Optical Telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma
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The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is an astrophysical research institute located in the Canary Islands. It was founded in 1975 at the University of La Laguna.[1]
It operates two astronomical observatories in the Canary Islands:
The current director of the IAC is Rafael Rebolo López.
International Collaboration
Members of the CCI
Other participating countries
Honorary president
In 2016, the English scientist Stephen Hawking was appointed Honorary Professor of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, being the first distinction of this type granted by this center.[2][3]
See also
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía
References
- ^ "Home". Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. Retrieved September 2015.
- ^ Stephen Hawking, Profesor Honorario en Canarias
- ^ Director del IAC recuerda a brillante científico y a un luchador por la vida