Temisas (Agüimes), Spain
GC-550, km 6.5,
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David was a brilliant host and extremely informative. A great evening out that’s educational and fun with the rare opportunity to see our beautiful night sky from one of the best locations on Earth. Well worth the trip and would recommend this to anyone. There is a area for parking so don’t be put off by the walk up to the observatory. The views are amazing from the top of you get there early. Need to bear in mind that the facilities are extremely basic.
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An absolute must do if you are in the area, if you are not into stars or planets then you will be after a visit here. If you have knowledge then this is the next step of seeing the celestial body's through powerful telescopes. The English guide is very passionate and patient with everyone and makes it a wonderful experience. It was a delightful evening spent here.
Professional arrangement with good lectures on different observations in the night sky. From the easiest way to observe to more advanced methods that have evolved over the years. We had our 9 year old daughter with us and she was thrilled. The last part with the telescope was amazing, our daughter still talks about the nebulae we observe3d this evening. I will mostly recommend a trip to this observatory.
Great experience, really good host, excellent explanations and a wonderful view of Jupiter, Saturn and their moons. Plus the setting is magical. I suggest you reach the observatory before sundown and before other people arrive to enjoy the beauty and the silence.
A must see for everyone, not only stargazing aficionados! Our host - David - was not only knowledgeable but also able to pass knowledge in an easily digestible and funny way. There are 3 parts of the presentations: 1) slideshow about the cosmos, stars and planets 2) outside laser guide presentations of sky movement and star navigation (we also used binoculars) 3) Sky observation at the dome - we saw Orion Nebula, the Moon and the double star It took more than 2 hours and was extremely informative as well as exciting (especially observation of the nebula and the Moon). Highly recommended!
I'm really happy with the session and I had spended really good time. Was really useful for me. The place around observatory is amazing. Good mountain nature of Grand Canaria also good views of the local beach. About the session everything was really well explained and all my questions answered. Good talks about Black Holes, Clusters, Nebula and Big Bang, new NASA resurches, James Web telescope everything you need to know if you interested in that topic explained by profesionalist. Main telescope looks professional and you have good view of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and few Clusters (I don't remember the name :D) What amaze me is view of Milki Way just out of the observatory wich you are able to see without any telescope or instruments. Really well spended time. Thank you!
David was a great host and gave excellent explanation. You see the guy has passion for astronomy. I immediately felt motivate to pursue exploring the subject on my own. 2h passed very quickly. We were with the small kid, it is not ideal. Road is long and the event is during the night.
Such a great way to spend an evening! The observatory is perfectly positioned for uninterrupted views of the sky, and the big telescope is amazing to look through. Our guide David was clearly very passionate about astronomy and hugely knowledgeable on the subject. We had a fantastic time!
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