The world's first free, open access astronomical observatory officially opened
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 13:07
in Astronomy & Space
The Montegancedo Astronomical Observatory, based at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid's School of Computing and part of the Madrid Region's ASTROCAM network, was officially opened on 23 January 2009, coinciding with the International Year of Astronomy 2009...
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