The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias ( IAC ) is an astrophysical research institute located in the Canary Islands , Spain. It was founded in 1975 at the University of La Laguna . It operates two astronomical observatories in the Canary Islands: Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma , and Teide Observatory on Tenerife .
2-672: The European Northern Observatory ( ENO ) is the name by which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and its observatories (the Teide Observatory on Tenerife and the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma ) are collectively known. Its name is a word play on the successful collaboration of the member countries in the European Southern Observatory organisation. This article about
4-463: A specific observatory, telescope or astronomical instrument is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Instituto de Astrof%C3%ADsica de Canarias The current director of the IAC is Valentín Martínez Pillet , who succeeded Rafael Rebolo López on July 1, 2024. In 2016, English scientist Stephen Hawking was appointed Honorary Professor of the IAC, the first such appointment made by
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