Astronomical Observatories in Spain
YEBES ASTRONOMIC CENTER
Yebes Astronomic Center is a Spanish Great Scientific Installation belongs to the Astronomic National Observatory (OAN). It locates in Yebes (Guadalajara) in a place with good conditions for the radioastronomy observations.
Recently there has been inaugurated a new radio telescope of 40 meters of diameter that joins the already existing one of 14 meters. Besides the CAY possesses a Solar Telescope and a double Astrograph with an aperture of 0.40 meters.
40 m. Radiotelescope
photo: 5º Astrofísica UCM - Curso 2004-05
Inaugurated recently, it will be operative at
the end of 2005. It will dedicate to Very Long Base Interferometry
observations (VLBI) and to observations of unique antenna.
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14 m. Radiotelescope
photo: 5º Astrofísica UCM - Curso 2004-05
In functioning from principles of 80's the
radio telescope is a paraboloide of revolution of 13,7 m of diameter and
with a Cassegrain focus. It is enclosed inside a spherical structure (radomo)
of 20 meters of diameter that protects it from the wind and from the
variations of temperature.
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Solar Telescope
photo:photo: 5º Astrofísica UCM - Curso 2003-04
Yebes's Center possesses a solar tower with a
telescope of 15 cm. of aperture.
Double Astrograph
photo: OAN
The double astrograph is
constituted by two refractor telescopes of 40 cm. of aperture. This
instrument is specially adapted for the observation of astronomic objects
with proper motion (asteroids and comets).