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 Sunrise from the Roque de Los Muchachos Astrophysical Observatory

   April 06, 2021

    20210116 0803 Panoramic view of Tenerife and Izaña Observatory

   Photographer:  Massimo Cecconi
   Summary Authors:  Massimo Cecconi;  Jim Foster

   I was greeted by this striking  sunrise after a long night of
   astronomical observing, on January 16, 2021, at the  Roque de Los
   Muchachos Astrophysical Observatory ( Canary Islands, Spain). Thanks
   to exceptional  seeing conditions above the  stratus cloud deck,
   details on  Teide Volcano (12,188 ft or 3,715 m), some 87 mi (140
   km) to the northwest, were visible, including the solar towers of the
    Izaña Astrophysical Observatory – to the lower right of the summit.
   Note that because  the atmosphere was so clean (relatively free of
    dust and salt particles) on this winter morning, deep red and
   orange colors were lacking as  the Sun approached the horizon.
     * Roque de Los Muchachos Astrophysical Observatory, Spain
       Coordinates:  28.7636, -17.8947

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