La Cañada Observatory

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.

Observatorio J87 La Cañada

Alternative names	La Cañada Observatory
Organization	private
Observatory code	J87
Location	Ávila, Spain
Coordinates	40°36.235′N 4°29.589′W / 40.603917°N 4.493150°W / 40.603917; -4.493150
Altitude	1400 m
Established	2002
Website	www.lacanada.es
Location of Observatorio J87 La Cañada
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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

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  A winter view of the observatory
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  Comet C/2020 (NEOWISE) 17-07-2020 20:51:57 UTC
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  Lunar eclipse
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  Saturn as seen at La Cañada on 1 August 2015
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  Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina as viewed from La Cañada on 6 December 2015; tail disconnection event
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  C/2013 US10 Catalina imaged on 6 December 2015
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  Comet C2014_Q2 Lovejoy and the Perseus double cluster imaged at La Cañada on 27 February 2015
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  Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, 24 January 2015, La Cañada
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  C2014 Q2 Lovejoy 9 January 2015, La Cañada
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  Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, a CCD mosaic composition taken on 9 January 2015, from La Cañada by Juan Lacruz.
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  Comet C/2009 R1 Mc Naught as seen at La Cañada, Ávila, on 19 June 2010
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  Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy, 6 December 2013, La Cañada
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  The Orion Nebula, La Cañada, 23 November 2013
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  The Andromeda Galaxy, 6 December 2013
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  The Andromeda Galaxy, 14 November 2015
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  The Pleiades

External links

• Official site
• Weather station site
• Asteroid discoveries

Blogs

• Astronomy
• Weather and Nature
• Meteors and meteorites