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El Tablado Destination Guide
Delve into El Tablado in Spain
El Tablado in the region of Canary Islands is a city in Spain - some 1,133 mi or ( 1824 km ) South-West of Madrid , the country's capital .
Current time in El Tablado is now 11:54 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Canary " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Funchal, Tijarafe, Telde, Santiago del Teide, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. While being here, make sure to check out Funchal . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in El Tablado ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Supertrail vom Roque de los Muchachos
Ein super Mountainbike-Downhill mit Ottes von der Bike-Station La Palma - 2800 Höhenmeter bergab. ..
Time Lapse Movie of moving clouds on La Palma
A HDR time lapse movie of the clouds in the caldera of the Canary Island of La Palma. ..
La Palma - Santa Cruz
PMMedia1: Den Besucher erwartet in Santa Cruz kein großstädtisches Flair. Doch oder gerade deswegen sollte man unbedingt einen Abstecher in die Inselmetropole einplanen. Santa Cruz ist eine der schöns ..
Hotel Romantica Barlovento La Palma - Guided Tour
Views of rooms, restaurant, bodega gardens and facilities at the Hotel Romantica. a gem on la Palma - La Isla Bonita ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
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. The observatory site is operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias which is based on nearby Tenerife, and it is part of European Northern Observatory. The seeing statistics make it the second best location for optical and infrared astronomy in the Northern Hemisphere, after Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii.
Located at 28.77 -17.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Mercator Telescope
The Mercator Telescope is a 1.2m telescope, operated by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven University), Belgium, in collaboration with the Observatory of the University of Geneva. It is named after Gerard Mercator, famous cartographer. The telescope contains two different measuring devices. First of all, there is the MeropeII CCD camera. This camera has a size of 2k by 6k pixels Frame Transfer detector originally designed for ESA's canceled Eddington space mission.
Located at 28.76 -17.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Liverpool Telescope
The Liverpool Telescope (LT) is a 2-metre fully robotic Ritchey–Chrétien telescope that observes autonomously; i.e. , it operates without human intervention. Professional astronomers and other registered users submit observation specifications to be considered by the telescope's robotic control system (RCS) at any time of the day or night using an online GUI. Each night the RCS decides for itself what to observe next based on visibility and weather conditions.
Located at 28.76 -17.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes
The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes or ING operates the William Herschel Telescope, Isaac Newton Telescope and Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope optical telescopes for the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the NWO and the IAC. The telescopes are located at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands. These telescopes were formerly under the control of the Royal Greenwich Observatory before UK government cutbacks in 1998.
Located at 28.76 -17.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
MAGIC (telescope)
MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes) is a system of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes situated at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, at about 2200 m above sea level. MAGIC detects particle showers released by gamma rays, using the Cherenkov radiation, i.e. , faint light radiated by the charged particles in the showers.
Located at 28.76 -17.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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