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Starry sky above Teide observatory

by

Stefan Seip/Novapix

Reference

o-ten01-00002

Date

2011-07-23

Milky way above Tenerife observatory in Canary islands. This telescope was originally built by ESA for tests with laser link and for space debris observations. For the remainder of the available observing time the OGS is currently used by the IAC for astronomy observations. It is a one-meter telescope with a focal length of 13.3 m.