Sierra Nevada Observatory

The Sierra Nevada Observatory (Template:Langx; OSN; code: J86) is located at Loma de Dilar (2896 m altitude) in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the province of Granada, Spain; established in 1981. It is operated and maintained by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia - IAA) and contains two Nasmyth telescopes with apertures of 1.5 and 0.9 metres.

Gallery

• The IAA modern optical telescopes
  The IAA modern optical telescopes
• A radio telescope maintained by IRAM
  A radio telescope maintained by IRAM
• Closeup of the IRAM radio telescope
  Closeup of the IRAM radio telescope
• The older observatory of Mojón del Trigo, situated at 37°05′27″N 3°22′55″W
  The older observatory of Mojón del Trigo, situated at 37°05′27″N 3°22′55″W
• The OSN 1.5-metre telescope
  The OSN 1.5-metre telescope

See also

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• List of largest optical reflecting telescopes

External links

• Official site

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