# Teide Observatory

*Observatory*

Teide Observatory, Tenerife

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| --- | --- |
| Where it is | 28.3000° N, 16.5100° W |
| State | ESCN |
| What is done there | solar observatory |
| Still working | yes |

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## What it is

Teide Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio del Teide), IAU code 954, is an astronomical observatory on Mount Teide at 2,390 metres (7,840 ft), located on Tenerife, Spain. It has been operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias since its inauguration in 1964.

## Elsewhere

- This place on the live map: https://www.orbitalmap.space/?at=28.30,-16.51
- The article this row is vouched by: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teide_Observatory
- Every object: https://www.orbitalmap.space/o/
- What this site is and what it reads: https://www.orbitalmap.space/llms.txt

## Where this came from

Compiled 2026-09-17. Selected by hand for this project. Description from Wikipedia (en). Description: CC BY-SA 4.0.