The Sierra Nevada Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio de Sierra Nevada; OSN; code: J86) is located at Loma de Dilar (2896 m altitude) in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the province of Granada, Spain; established in 1981. It is operated and maintained by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia - IAA) and contains two Nasmyth telescopes with apertures of 1.5 and 0.9 metres.
sierra, nevada, observatory, spanish, observatorio, sierra, nevada, code, located, loma, dilar, 2896, altitude, sierra, nevada, mountain, range, province, granada, spain, established, 1981, operated, maintained, instituto, astrofísica, andalucía, institute, as. The Sierra Nevada Observatory Spanish Observatorio de Sierra Nevada OSN code J86 is located at Loma de Dilar 2896 m altitude in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the province of Granada Spain established in 1981 It is operated and maintained by the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia IAA and contains two Nasmyth telescopes with apertures of 1 5 and 0 9 metres Sierra Nevada ObservatoryObservatory codeJ86 LocationSierra Nevada Province of Granada Granada SpainCoordinates37 03 51 N 3 23 05 W 37 064219 N 3 3847 W 37 064219 3 3847Altitude2 896 m 9 501 ft Established1981 Websitewww wbr osn wbr iaa wbr esTelescopesIRAM 30m telescope Location of Sierra Nevada Observatory Related media on Commons edit on Wikidata Gallery edit nbsp The IAA modern optical telescopes nbsp A radio telescope maintained by IRAM nbsp Closeup of the IRAM radio telescope nbsp The older observatory of Mojon del Trigo situated at 37 05 27 N 3 22 55 W nbsp The OSN 1 5 metre telescopeSee also editHaumea List of largest optical reflecting telescopesExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sierra Nevada Observatory Official site nbsp This article about a specific observatory telescope or astronomical instrument is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Spanish building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sierra Nevada Observatory amp oldid 1056072744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
