Extragalactic astronomy

"First Light" for PANIC at Calar Alto Observatory

05/12/2014

After about 8 years of development, the near-infrared wide-field camera PANIC entered operations during the full moon night November 6/7 2014 at the Calar Alto 2.2m telescope.

PLATO2.0 (Planetary Transits and Oscillations of stars)

Mission: PLATO2.0 - M3 in Cosmic Vision Programme (ESA)

Target: Exoplanetary systems

Description:

The main objective is the discovery and characterisation of exoplanetary systems like the solar system. More specifically, PLATO2.0 aims at detecting terrestrial exoplanets in the habitable zone of solar-type stars through the characterization of their bulk properties.

Status: Advanced B2 (April 2016)

Launch date: 2026-01

Instrumentación OSN

Observatory: Sierra Nevada Observatory

Description:

The Sierra Nevada Observatory (OSN) is located in Loma de Dilar, in The ski resort of The Sierra Nevada (Granada, Andalucía). It is operated, mainteined and supplied by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC). There are two telescopes of 1.5m and 0.90m apertures.

Status: Under maintenance and improvement.

Launch date: 1981-12

Extragalactic astronomy

PLATO2.0 (Planetary Transits and Oscillations of stars)

Instrumentación OSN

Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía - CSIC Glorieta de la Astronomía, s/n. E-18008, Granada Tel.: +34 958 12 13 11 - Fax: +34 958 81 45 30

Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía - CSIC
Glorieta de la Astronomía, s/n. E-18008, Granada
Tel.: +34 958 12 13 11 - Fax: +34 958 81 45 30