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| Alternative names | La Cañada Observatory |
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| Organization | private |
| Observatory code | J87 |
| Location | Ávila, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°36.235′N 4°29.589′W / 40.603917°N 4.493150°W |
| Altitude | 1400 m |
| Established | 2002 |
| Website | www |
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La Cañada Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio La Cañada), is an astronomical observatory in Ávila, Spain privately owned by Juan Lacruz, the main activity is to monitor near-Earth objects other asteroids and comets.
The observatory joined the International Astronomical Union sending the first astrometric observations in the summer of 2002. The Minor Planet Center assigned the observatory code J87: La Cañada.
Instrumental :
Telescope 0.41m F10 Ritchey-Chrétien + CCD
Gallery
A winter view of the observatory
Comet C/2020 (NEOWISE) 17-07-2020 20:51:57 UTC
Lunar eclipse
Saturn as seen at La Cañada on 1 August 2015
Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina as viewed from La Cañada on 6 December 2015; tail disconnection event
C/2013 US10 Catalina imaged on 6 December 2015
Comet C2014_Q2 Lovejoy and the Perseus double cluster imaged at La Cañada on 27 February 2015
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, 24 January 2015, La Cañada
C2014 Q2 Lovejoy 9 January 2015, La Cañada
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, a CCD mosaic composition taken on 9 January 2015, from La Cañada by Juan Lacruz.
Comet C/2009 R1 Mc Naught as seen at La Cañada, Ávila, on 19 June 2010
Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy, 6 December 2013, La Cañada
The Orion Nebula, La Cañada, 23 November 2013
The Andromeda Galaxy, 6 December 2013
The Andromeda Galaxy, 14 November 2015
The Pleiades
External links
Blogs
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