Sierra Nevada Observatory
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Sierra Nevada Observatory is a high-altitude astronomical observatory in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain, equipped with modern telescopes for professional research in areas such as stellar and planetary astrophysics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
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research infrastructure ⓘ |
| affiliation | Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitude |
approximately 2896 metres
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approximately 9500 feet ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
planetary science
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stellar physics ⓘ time-resolved photometry ⓘ |
| hasClimateCondition | dry mountain climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
CCD cameras
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good atmospheric seeing ⓘ high-altitude site ⓘ low light pollution ⓘ modern instrumentation ⓘ photometers ⓘ spectrographs ⓘ |
| hasObservationCondition | many clear nights per year ⓘ |
| hasTelescope |
0.9-m telescope
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1.5-m telescope ⓘ IR telescope ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andalusia
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Province of Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Sierra Nevada (Spain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| near | Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish National Research Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Spanish National Research Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish astronomical observatory network ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ |
| telescopeType |
infrared telescope
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optical telescope ⓘ |
| usedBy |
international collaborations
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professional astronomers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astronomical monitoring campaigns
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exoplanet transit observations ⓘ photometry ⓘ planetary astrophysics research ⓘ solar system small body observations ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ stellar astrophysics research ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ variable star observations ⓘ |
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