Teide Observatory

Teide Observatory
Alternative names954 TEN Edit this at Wikidata
Organization
Observatory code 954 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationTenerife, Atlantic Ocean, international waters
Coordinates28°18′00″N 16°30′35″W / 28.3°N 16.5097°W / 28.3; -16.5097
Altitude2,390 m (7,840 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Established1964 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.iac.es/en,%20https://www.iac.es/es Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
Teide Observatory is located in Canary Islands
Teide Observatory
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Teide Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio del Teide), IAU code 954, is an astronomical observatory on Mount Teide at 2,390 metres (7,840 ft), located on Tenerife, Spain. It has been operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias since its inauguration in 1964. It became one of the first major international observatories, attracting telescopes from different countries around the world because of the good astronomical seeing conditions. Later, the emphasis for optical telescopes shifted more towards Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma.