Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of Garafía on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The observatory site is operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, based on nearby Tenerife. ORM is part of the European Northern Observatory.
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We took the tour at the Obverstatorio. The tour guide is really nice and does a great job. The tour is held in Spanish and English and covers some facts, history and techniques of the whole Observatory. You get some behind-the-scenes insides and also go inside the grand telescope. What the tour doesn't have/do is going in a little more on the astronomical part, what we would have expected. You're not actually seeing something from the universe. It is really more a tour focused on the...
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I drove up from the road on the west side of the island....I hadnt drove a standard transmission in years and driving around La Palma is not for the faint of heart! The roads are narrow and steep with no shoulders and ascending to the observatories with its countless switchbacks made for quite a thrilling drive! The panoramic views from the top are quite breath taking and worth every bit of...
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We did a tour of the observatory that took about 60/70 min. It was very interesting, but they really only tell you how the telescopes are working and whatsoever. So there is not any actual astronomy information they are telling you. But definitely a nice tour, the guide had a lot of knowledge and could answer the...
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