Astronomy Picture of Day: Observatory at La Palma# Astronomy - 天文
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Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Credit: Nik Szymanek (ING), IAC, ENO
Explanation: Above the clouds, atop an island off the coast of Africa, a group of cutting-edge
telescopes inspects the universe. Pictured above are telescopes at Roque de los Muchachos
Observatory on La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, Spain. The site is one of the premier
observing locations on Earth. The telescopes pictured are, from left to right, the Carlsberg
Meridian Telescope, the 4.2-meter William
Credit: Nik Szymanek (ING), IAC, ENO
Explanation: Above the clouds, atop an island off the coast of Africa, a group of cutting-edge
telescopes inspects the universe. Pictured above are telescopes at Roque de los Muchachos
Observatory on La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, Spain. The site is one of the premier
observing locations on Earth. The telescopes pictured are, from left to right, the Carlsberg
Meridian Telescope, the 4.2-meter William