Roque de los Muchachos Observatory at La Palma
Sunset view of the “Roque de los Muchachos” Observatory, located at an elevation of 2400 metres in the Canary island of La Palma, Spain. The “Roque de los Muchachos” peak was included in the final short list of candidate sites to host the ELT. In this picture, on the left, the 2.56-metre Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT).
Credit:ESO/R. Hook
About the Image
| Id: | lapalma_summit_rnh2 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 6 May 2010, 11:55 |
| Size: | 1600 x 1200 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Roque de los Muchachos Observatory |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
| Category: | Premises |
