Format: Full Description (IAU Extended Case Study format)

Identification of the property

Country/State Party 

• InfoTheme: ‘Windows to the universe’: Starlight, dark-sky areas and observatory sites
  Entity: 59
  Subentity: 3
  Version: 2
  Status: PUB
  Date: 2013-11-14 21:31:21
  Author(s): Cipriano Marin with contributions by Clive Ruggles

Spain

State/Province/Region 

• InfoTheme: ‘Windows to the universe’: Starlight, dark-sky areas and observatory sites
  Entity: 59
  Subentity: 3
  Version: 3
  Status: PUB
  Date: 2013-11-14 21:32:39
  Author(s): Cipriano Marin with contributions by Clive Ruggles

Canary Islands

La Palma island

Name 

• InfoTheme: ‘Windows to the universe’: Starlight, dark-sky areas and observatory sites
  Entity: 59
  Subentity: 3
  Version: 4
  Status: PUB
  Date: 2013-11-14 21:39:43
  Author(s): Cipriano Marin with contributions by Clive Ruggles

Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) - La Palma

(Part of Windows to the Universe: Canarian Observatories, Spain)

Geographical co-ordinates and/or UTM 

• InfoTheme: ‘Windows to the universe’: Starlight, dark-sky areas and observatory sites
  Entity: 59
  Subentity: 3
  Version: 2
  Status: PUB
  Date: 2013-11-14 21:30:47
  Author(s): Cipriano Marin with contributions by Clive Ruggles

• Latitude 28° 46′ N, longitude 17° 53′ W. Elevation 2396m above mean sea level.
• UTM Zone 28N: 0217381 3185236

Description

Description of the property 

• InfoTheme: ‘Windows to the universe’: Starlight, dark-sky areas and observatory sites
  Entity: 59
  Subentity: 3
  Version: 3
  Status: PUB
  Date: 2013-11-14 21:38:43
  Author(s): Cipriano Marin with contributions by Clive Ruggles

At present, all information concerning Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) is contained within the combined description for the Canarian Observatories.

In the future, information specific to Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) may be posted on this page.