La Cañada Observatory
La Cañada Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio de La Cañada), is an amateur 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 |
| 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 Meade LX200 12" + CCD
Gallery
A winter view of the observatory
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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