Open Days 2019 at the Teide Observatory

From 10:00 to 15:00 hrs on Friday and Saturday June 14th and 15th it will be possible to visit the telescopes which are used for astronomical observations of the Tenerife sky. The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is organizing these Open Days at El Teide Observatory, after a year without it, among its outreach activities. The objective is to bring knowledge of astronomy to the general public and anyone who may be visiting the island on those days.

There will be guided tours of the telescopes and also direct observations. There will be explanations about what is an astronomical observatory, how works the telescopes and why is so relevant the Astronomy for humanity. The visitors will be able to visit different solar, night and radio telescopes in the Observatory.
In addition, a full-dome infographics will be projected on the outreach dome and solar telescopes will be installed for solar observations.

Tickets will be issued in a rigorous “first come, first served” order. Vehicles must be parked in the carpark within the Observatory precinct.