Astrophysical Observatory of Javalambre

The Astrophysical Observatory of Javalambre is a Spanish astronomical observatory located in the municipality of Arcos de las Salinas, Teruel. The facilities are located in the Pico del Buitre 1957 meters up in the Sierra de Javalambre. The observatory is managed by the Center for Physics Studies of the Cosmos of Aragon (CEFCA), dependent on the Department of Science, University and Knowledge Society Government of Aragon.[1][2]

Javalambre Observatory

History

The Pico del Buitre is one of the best places in the world to observe space given its low light pollution. The first installation for this purpose began in 1992, although it was discontinued due to lack of funding. The project was resumed in 2007, 2 and in 2008 the Aragón Cosmos Physics Studies Center was created, in charge of developing the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory (OAJ).[3]

Mission

The initial objective of the OAJ is to map all the visible space to study Dark Energy and Astrophysics. The observatory mainly carries out two projects, J-PLUS4 and J-PAS. In addition, the observatory gives a percentage of their hours of observation to other research projects through competitive access calls.[4]

Telescope

The OAJ mainly consists of two professional wide field of view (FoV) telescopes with image quality throughout the field: the JST / T250 telescope, Javalambre Survey Telescope, a 2.55m wide range telescope with a 3 degree field of view, and the JAST / T80, Auxiliary Survey Telescope, an 80 cm telescope with a 2-degree field of view. Both telescopes are equipped with state-of-the-art panoramic cameras with large format CCDs and a unique set of optical filters specially designed to map the Universe across the entire optical spectrum range unprecedented in international astrophysics.[5]

References
  1. "Teruel toca el firmamento con el nuevo observatorio astronómico". abc (in Spanish). 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  2. "Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre en Teruel | Actividades en familia". Sapos y Princesas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  3. "El Observatorio Astronómico de Javalambre será un referente para el estudio de la Astrofísica y la Energía Oscura". Aragón Digital. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  4. Aragón, El Periódico de. "Teruel cartografiará el cosmos". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  5. "Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón". www.cefca.es. Retrieved 2020-11-29.

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