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The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is an astrophysical
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research institute located in the Canary Islands
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, Spain. It was founded in 1975 at the University of La Laguna
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. It operates two astronomical observatories
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in the Canary Islands: Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (, ORM) is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of Garafía on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The observatory site is operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Can ...
on La Palma
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, and Teide Observatory
Teide Observatory (), IAU code 954, is an astronomical observatory on Mount Teide at , located on Tenerife, Spain. It has been operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias since its inauguration in 1964. It became one of the first major ...
on Tenerife
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.
The current director of the IAC is Valentín Martínez Pillet
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, who succeeded Rafael Rebolo López on July 1, 2024. In 2016, English scientist
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Stephen Hawking
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was appointed Honorary Professor of the IAC, the first such appointment made by the institute./ref>
See also
* Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía * Centro de Estudios de Fisica del Cosmos de Aragon * Irene González HernándezReferences
External links
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