La Hita Astronomical Observatory

La Hita Astronomical Observatory
La Hita Observatory
Observatory code I95 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationLa Puebla de Almoradiel, Spain Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates39°34′07″N 3°11′10″W / 39.56857°N 3.18606°W / 39.56857; -3.18606
La Hita Astronomical Observatory is located in Spain
La Hita Astronomical Observatory
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The Astronomical Observatory of La Hita is an astronomical observatory located 9 kilometers from the urban center of the Toledo municipality of La Puebla de Almoradiel, Spain. The observatory, founded by Faustino Organero, is part of the La Hita Astronomical Complex and is managed by the AstroHita Foundation, which carries out research and dissemination work.[1][2]

Research

The telescopes are dedicated to three investigations:[3]

The 'Smart' project, which forms part of the MIDAS project, has the objective of constantly monitoring the sky to record the impact of asteroids against the Earth. The Observatory has two telescopes, the TEDI and the PHOENIX. Both are integrated into the MIDAS project that has managed to record important phenomena.[4]

Education

Activities are organized for the general public and the educational community, both nocturnal and diurnal (such as the observation of the Sun) accessible to different teaching and educational centers.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Fundación AstroHita" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  2. ^ "Diputación de Toledo - Turismo Y Artesanía - Complejo Astronómico La Hita". www.diputoledo.es. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  3. ^ "Instrumental – Fundación AstroHita" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  4. ^ Rejas, José C. (2019-11-28). "Observatorio de La Hita: 20 años divulgando astronomía desde La Mancha". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  5. ^ "Faustino, el Galileo de La Mancha que construyó un observatorio astronómico". El futuro es apasionante (in Spanish). 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  6. ^ "La Hita cumple 20 años de investigación y divulgación científica". abc (in Spanish). 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2020-12-03.