The Teide Observatory
✍ Scribed by P. L. Pallé
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 133
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0038-0938
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✦ Synopsis
The Teide Observatory in the Canary Islands is, at present, a well-known nucleus for solar physics research. In this contribution, the facilities at the Observatory, which now houses one of the IRIS network instruments, are presented.
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