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.
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| Alternative names | La Cañada Observatory |
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| Organization | private |
| Observatory code | J87 |
| Location | Ávila, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°36.235′N 4°29.589′W / 40.603917°N 4.493150°W |
| Altitude | 1400 m |
| Established | 2002 |
| Website | www |
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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 -
Comet C/2020 (NEOWISE) 17-07-2020 20:51:57 UTC -
Lunar eclipse -
Saturn as seen at La Cañada on 1 August 2015 -
Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina as viewed from La Cañada on 6 December 2015; tail disconnection event -
C/2013 US10 Catalina imaged on 6 December 2015 -
Comet C2014_Q2 Lovejoy and the Perseus double cluster imaged at La Cañada on 27 February 2015 -
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, 24 January 2015, La Cañada -
C2014 Q2 Lovejoy 9 January 2015, La Cañada -
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, a CCD mosaic composition taken on 9 January 2015, from La Cañada by Juan Lacruz. -
Comet C/2009 R1 Mc Naught as seen at La Cañada, Ávila, on 19 June 2010 -
Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy, 6 December 2013, La Cañada -
The Orion Nebula, La Cañada, 23 November 2013 -
The Andromeda Galaxy, 6 December 2013 -
The Andromeda Galaxy, 14 November 2015 -
The Pleiades
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