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La Palma - Roque-de-los-Muchachos-Observatorium
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, ORM) is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of Garafía on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The observatory site is operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, based on nearby Tenerife. ORM is part of the European Northern Observatory.
The seeing statistics at ORM make it the second-best location for optical and infrared astronomy in the Northern Hemisphere, after Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. The site also has some of the most extensive astronomical facilities in the Northern Hemisphere; its fleet of telescopes includes the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias, the world's largest single-aperture optical telescope as of July 2009,[1] the William Herschel Telescope (second largest in Europe), and the adaptive optics corrected Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope.
The observatory was established in 1985, after 15 years of international work and cooperation by several countries, with the Spanish island hosting many telescopes from Britain, The Netherlands, Spain, and other countries. The island provided better seeing conditions for the telescopes that had been moved to Herstmonceux by the Royal Greenwich Observatory, including the 98 inch aperture Isaac Newton Telescope (the largest reflector in Europe at that time). When it was moved to the island it was upgraded to a 100-inch (2.54 meter), and many even larger telescopes from various nations would be hosted there.
History
The building of the observatory goes back to 1969, with the start of the Northern Hemisphere Observatory project. After ten years of research on the site there was a big international agreement between several nations to establish an international Observatory at La Palma.
The observatory began operation around 1984 with the Isaac Newton Telescope, which was moved to La Palma from the Royal Greenwich Observatory site at Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England. The move was troubled, and it is widely recognized that it would have been cheaper to build a new telescope on-site rather than to move an existing one.
The observatory was first staffed by representatives from Spain, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. Other countries which became involved later include Germany, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Finland, Iceland, and the United States.
The observatory was officially inaugurated on 29 June 1985 by the Spanish royal family and six European heads of state. Four helicopter pads were built at the observatory to allow the dignitaries to arrive in comfort. The observatory has expanded considerably over time, with the 4.2m William Herschel Telescope opened in 1987, the Nordic Optical Telescope in 1988 and several smaller solar or specialized telescopes; the Galileo National Telescope opened in 1998 and the Gran Telescopio Canarias opened in 2006, with its full aperture in 2009.[citation needed]
A fire on the mountainside in 1997 damaged one of the gamma-ray telescopes, but subsequent fires in September 2005 and August 2009 did no serious damage to either the buildings or the telescopes.
In 2016, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory signed an agreement to host Cherenkov Telescope Array’s northern hemisphere array at the ORM.
In 2016, the observatory was announced as the second-choice location for the Thirty Meter Telescope, in the event that the Mauna Kea site is not feasible.
Telescopes/observatories
The Spanish island is host to the premiere collection of telescopes and observatories from around the World, for the northern hemisphere excluding the Hawaiian islands which has a different mix of telescopes. The 10.4 meter Grand Telescope Canarias is the largest single aperture for an astronomical observatory in the world.
Carlsberg Meridian Telescope (1984–2013)
Dutch Open Telescope
First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) (2011– )[6]
Galileo National Telescope
Gran Telescopio Canarias (2007– )
HEGRA
Isaac Newton Telescope
Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope
Liverpool Telescope (2003– )[7]
MAGIC
MASCARA
Mercator Telescope
Nordic Optical Telescope
Swedish Solar Telescope
Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP)
William Herschel Telescope
European Solar Telescope (In project)
(Wikipedia)
Das Roque-de-los-Muchachos-Observatorium (span. Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, kurz ORM) ist zwischen 2350 und 2400 Metern Höhe eine Ansiedlung von Sternwarten am Hang des Roque de los Muchachos auf der Kanareninsel La Palma. Zusammen mit dem Teide-Observatorium auf Teneriffa bildet das ORM das European Northern Observatory.
Allgemein
Die astrophysikalischen Observatorien wurden 1985 eröffnet. Mehrere europäische Länder sind an der Anlage beteiligt, die eine der wichtigsten dieser Art weltweit ist. Ausschlaggebend für den Standort des Projektes waren die klimatischen Bedingungen auf der höchsten Erhebung von La Palma.
Das ORM beherbergt sowohl Nacht- als auch Sonnenteleskope und gilt als eines der größten Observatorien weltweit.
Zurzeit sind etwa 170 Forschungsinstitute und 31 Staaten an den Instrumenten der ENO beteiligt.
Die internationale Beteiligung stieg seit 2012 stark an, nachdem die Regierung der Kanaren ein Glasfasernetz bereitstellte, das es erlaubt, die generierten Daten der Forschungsinstrumente schnell in alle beteiligten Länder zu übertragen.
Das ORM ist dabei neben dem Paranal-Observatorium in Chile Teil der Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), welches das weltweit größte Projekt zur Forschung an der Gammastrahlen-Astronomie ist.
Vor allem die large-size Teleskope auf La Palma machen dieses Observatorium so besonders, denn diese sind auf Gammastrahlen im niedrigsten Energiebereich (20 Gigaelektronenvolt) spezialisiert und schnell beweglich, was sie zu einem idealen Werkzeug zur Beobachtung vorübergehender Ereignisse im Universum machen.
Quellen, die Gammastrahlung aussenden, findet man zum Beispiel in der Nachbarschaft von Schwarzen Löchern oder Neutronensternen.
Die riesigen Teleskope ermöglichen es, diese verschiedenen Quellen der Gammastrahlung zu untersuchen.
Neben diesen großen Teleskopen gibt es aber auch kleinere Teleskope, die zusammen das breite Spektrum an Gammastrahlen zwischen 20 Gigaelektronenvolt und 300 Teraelektronenvolt abdecken.
Standort
Nachdem erkannt wurde, dass auf La Palma nahezu ideale Bedingungen für die astronomische Beobachtung und Forschung vorliegen, wurde dort das Observatorium errichtet.
Durch die einzigartigen Umstände, wie beispielsweise den sehr dunklen Nachthimmel oder die fast partikelfreie Luftschicht auf 2400 Metern Höhe, kommen hervorragende Bilder über die installierten Kameras der Teleskope zustande, wodurch der Standort des Observatoriums auf La Palma einer der bedeutendsten weltweit ist.
Auch die kürzere Entfernung zu Europa, im Vergleich zu anderen Observatorien (Hawaii, Chile), verschafft einige Vorteile.
1988 wurde zum Schutz La Palmas vor Lichtverschmutzung das weltweit erste Gesetz erlassen. Das sogenannte Ley del Cielo enthält Regelungen zu Faktoren, die die Qualität der Atmosphäre verschlechtern könnten, regelt aber auch Aspekte zur elektromagnetischen Umweltverträglichkeit.
2012 wurde La Palma als weltweit erstes UNESCO-Starlight Reserve zertifiziert, welches die gesamte Insel sowie Teile des umgebenden Atlantiks und der kanarischen Nachbarinsel Teneriffa umfasst (siehe Lichtschutz auf La Palma).
Geschichte
Im Jahr 1979 unterzeichneten in Santa Cruz de La Palma die Staaten Spanien, Schweden, Dänemark und das Vereinigte Königreich ein Abkommen, das ihnen astrophysikalische Forschungen auf dem Roque de los Muchachos gestattet. Weitere Länder schlossen sich dem astronomischen Verbund an (die Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1983). Am 29. Juni 1985 schließlich wurde in Anwesenheit zahlreicher Wissenschaftler, der Staatsoberhäupter der beteiligten Länder sowie des spanischen Königspaares das Observatorio Roque de los Muchachos feierlich eingeweiht.
Am 24. Juli 2009 wurde das mit 10,4 m Durchmesser – weltweit – größte der Spiegelteleskope, das Gran Telescopio Canarias (GRANTECAN) durch den spanischen König Juan Carlos und Königin Sophia feierlich in Betrieb genommen.
Teleskope
Die größeren Observatorien sind mit Spiegelteleskopen ausgestattet, die im Folgenden nach dem Durchmesser des Hauptspiegels sortiert sind:
10,4-Meter-Gran Telescopio Canarias
4,2-Meter-William-Herschel-Teleskop (ING)
3,6-Meter-Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG)
2,5-Meter-Isaac-Newton-Teleskop (ING)
2,5-Meter-Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT)
2,0-Meter-Liverpool-Teleskop
1,2-Meter-Mercator-Teleskop
1,0-Meter-Jacobus-Kapteyn-Teleskop (ING)
Die mit (ING) bezeichneten Teleskope sind in der Isaac Newton Group zusammengefasst.
Spezielle Teleskope
0,45-Meter-Dutch Open Telescope, zur Sonnenbeobachtung
Swedish Solar Telescope (SST), 1-m-Refraktor zur Sonnenbeobachtung
0,18-Meter-Carlsberg-Meridian-Refraktor (CMT) für Astrometrie
2 × 17-Meter-MAGIC (Tscherenkow-Teleskope für Gammastrahlung)
23-Meter Prototyp des ersten Tscherenkow-Teleskops des nördlichen Cherenkov-Telescope-Arrays LST-1
3-Meter-FACT-Teleskop (ehemals als CT3 Teil der sechs HEGRA-Teleskope), Tscherenkow-Teleskop
Ein Observatorium des SuperWASP
Entdeckungen
In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Teide Observatorium konnte das ORM schon zahlreiche wichtige Entdeckungen machen.
So wurde beispielsweise 1992 das erste mögliche Schwarze Loch in unserer Milchstraße entdeckt und 1995 der erste sogenannte Braune Zwerg in den Plejaden. 2001 wurde ein weiteres Schwarzes Loch in der Nähe unserer Milchstraße gefunden.
Die Gammastrahlen-Astronomie hat ein außerordentlich großes wissenschaftliches Potenzial, was Messungen mit verschiedenen Teleskopen zeigen. Zusammen entdeckten diese Instrumente mehr als 150 Gammastrahlen-Quellen und erzielten bedeutende wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse.
Durch die Messung der Gammastrahlen in höchsten Energiebereichen sind Wissenschaftler in der Lage, die physikalischen Prozesse in turbulenten Himmelsregionen auszuwerten. Man geht davon aus, dass die CTA Hunderte von Objekten in der Milchstraße und außerhalb entdecken wird, wie zum Beispiel:
Überreste von Supernova-Explosionen und neue Pulsarwind-Nebel
Neue Doppelsternsysteme
Auslöser für Gammastrahlen-Ausbrüche, außerhalb unserer Galaxie
Aktive galaktische Kerne die teilweise noch nicht im Gammastrahlen-Spektrum nachgewiesen werden konnten (z. B. Seyfertgalaxien).
Sternbildende Galaxien
Galaxiencluster, um Dunkle Materie nachzuweisen und zu untersuchen, wie Teilchen der kosmischen Strahlung beschleunigt werden.
Durch die CTA können außerdem transiente Phänomene beobachtet werden, da Transienten Gammastrahlen mit sehr hoher Energie aussenden.
Der Ursprung der kosmischen Strahlung war lange Zeit unbekannt.
Welchen Beitrag Supernova-Überreste und Dunkle Materie zur kosmischen Strahlung leisten, sind weitere wissenschaftliche Rätsel, welche aber möglicherweise bald durch das ORM geklärt werden könnten. Man geht derzeit davon aus, dass sich Teilchen der dunklen Materie gegenseitig auslöschen können, wenn sie miteinander wechselwirken, wobei Gammastrahlung entsteht.
Des Weiteren erhoffen sich Wissenschaftler neue Erkenntnisse über die Beschaffenheit der großen Leerräume im Universum.
Finanzierung
Finanziert wird das Observatorium durch die kanarische beziehungsweise spanische Regierung, aber auch in großen Teilen durch andere Länder und deren Universitäten wie beispielsweise von Deutschland, Schweden oder den USA, welche sich an der Errichtung von Teleskopen finanziell beteiligen. Dadurch kann das Observatorium auf La Palma einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Erforschung des Universums beitragen.
Spanien steuerte schon viele Millionen Euro bei, der Großteil kommt aber aus dem europäischen Förderbudget.
(Wikipedia)
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Rain fell against the silver helm of Orm. His hair was wet, both from said rain and the ocean beneath him. He stood atop a monstrous chimera, spliced genes from sharks, lobster, and octopus all used to develop the beast.
"The day of reckoning has come," he said aloud, staring down at the helm that once belonged to his father. Raising his head, he stared at the island of Hawaii. "Today, Atlantis will rule."
-^-
Murk slashed down, his axe breaking into the floor beneath him. Black Manta was quick to react, activating booster jets and dodging backwards. Murk didn't let up, ripping the axe from the ground, slicing across the horizon.
Manta countered by pulling out his own sword, intercepting the axehead. With a twirl, he sent Murk off balance, reading a blast of plasma. As he fired the beams, Murk stood tall, taking the blast to the chest. A running kick from Murk sent Manta back, forcing him to use his jets to stabilize himself.
Manta used the jets to dash forward, Murk blocking the strike with his pole. Letting go of the sword with one hand, Manta slammed his fist into Murk's face. Murk reciprocated by stabbing into Manta's hand with his hook.
Manta leaned back, slamming his head forward, cracking Murk's helmet and causing him to stumble. Using the opening, Manta jumped forward with a downward slash. Murk, however, caught the blade.
Blood dripped from his hand as he ripped the blade from Manta's, flinging it across the room. Closing his fist, Murk hit Manta with a jab, then a rising knee. Picking up his weapon, Murk didn't relent, slicing his axe upward. The attack caught Manta by the chin, pulling his helmet off his head. Using his pole, Murk slammed the metal against Manta's forehead, pushing the man further back.
Manta, now against the wall, watched as Murk charged forward, axe at his side. Manta raised his arms in an 'x' formation, intercepting the strike. Manta could see the fury in the man's eyes as he fought. It only made his own anger worse.
Raising both fists, twin lasers blasted out, smaller versions of his plasma beams. Murk was caught off guard, leaving Manta the opportunity to stab him in the side using his wrist blade. Murk screamed in pain, slamming an elbow into Manta's arm, breaking the blade.
Manta grunted as Murk stood tall in front of him, blood dripping from the beast-like man's mouth. Readying himself, twin rockets rose from his diver pack and fired at Murk. The man, however, dodged the first missile. The second was batted away with his hooked hand, sending it into the wall and making the building shake.
"I will not let you leave this place!" Murk screamed out, slamming his shoulder into the wall, causing some of the ceiling to crumble. "I put it on my life!"
Manta grinded his teeth, readying his wrist lasers. "Then I'll have to end it."
Running forward, Manta blasted a laser into Murk's face, giving him enough time to preform a handspring over Murk's shoulders. Slamming his fist into Murk's back, he let off another laser blast. His other hand drove a punch onto the stab wound, blasting it with plasma. As Murk tried to turn, Manta slid under the man's legs, using his jets to launch a devastating uppercut. Manta didn't give Murk any breathing room, immediately turning and blasting his lasers at the man once more.
Murk, through the pain, let out a berserker scream, charging forward like a bull. Manta had no time to react as his body careened through the air, slamming into the wall, causing some debris to fall.
Grabbing him by the neck, Murk slammed Manta into the wall once, twice, before throwing him back down the hall.
Manta's head spun. The hall was full of rubble and dust from above, blood drenching the floor. Looking up, he saw Murk approaching him, blood running down the man's forehead. Grabbing his helmet and sliding it on, Manta began to stumble down the crumbling hall. As soon as he did, Murk began to pick up speed, forcing Manta to activate his jets to traverse.
Stone fell from above, Manta narrowly dodging the chunks of debris as he avoided the monster that chased him. He could hear the sound of Murk slamming into each wall they passed, causing less stability for the building. As Manta rounded a corner, his right jet booster was hit by a chunk of rubble, causing him to fall to the ground.
Murk rounded the corner shortly after, his right eye shut as blood ran over it. "You'll pay for the pain you've wrought," he mumbled, readying his axe. "DIE, MURDERER!" Murk leapt into the air, ready to slam his weapon into Manta's skull. Manta, however, raised an arm, launching a wire into the ceiling.
With a harsh pull, the weak ceiling fell on top of Murk, burying him in rubble.
Manta sat still, panting harshly.
The man had a hatred for him. His own hatred, however, was much, much stronger.
-^-
"And so I say, 'I can't help it, everyone I know is royalty'," Thomas Curry says, causing a roar of laughter from all around the Harbour Inn.
"Thomas, I'll never understand how you got off with a queen, you ugly bastard," one of the attendees said, earning another barrage of laughter.
"What can I say, I'm just a lucky man."
"Breaking news: a tsunami has just struck the southern coast of Hawaii."
All patrons in the bar turned towards the box-tv in the corner of the room. The news helicopter hovered above the island, showing footage of the devastating tidal wave.
"My god…" the bartender mumbled.
"Various heroes have responded to the incident, including the Flash and the Green Lanterns." she said, panning out to John Stewart carrying a bus of children. "Just moments ago, this video message was broadcasted to every news station across the world."
Thomas watched in horror as Orm, his son's half brother, stood in frame.
"Hello, surface dwellers. I am Orm Marius, the king of Atlantis. You have existed in our world for centuries. We allowed you to live your miserable lives. We gave you the peace you wanted. We allowed you freedom, but that time is over. Atlantis shall reign supreme. Those who do not die, shall kneel. Those who do not kneel, shall die. I am the Ocean Master, you will bow to Atlantis."
The video cut off, returning to the broadcast of Hawaii's evacuation. Flash sped along the water, carrying people over his shoulders and under his arms. Multiple of the Green Lanterns carried cars and boats full of people, taking them to the northern part of the island.
"Oh… oh no. It looks like a second attack is about to happen!" The reporter screamed, as the camera man panned to a second tidal wave approaching. "This one is much larger than before!"
The bar went silent, watching as the tsunami approached. Thomas closed his eyes, waiting for the broadcast to cut, but the silence erupted into cheers. Opening his eyes, he saw the tidal wave frozen solid.
"Superman!" one of the bar attendees shouted.
On the television, Superman floated in front of the news helicopter. On his right was the orange haired green lantern carrying Ice on a green platform. The woman panted heavily, but smiled.
Thomas breathed a sigh of relief, but only for a moment. He stood up, all eyes in the bar locking onto him as he stumbled from his seat to the door. "A-Arthur…" he mumbled as he walked out. "Please be okay."
-^-
Mera sat on her bed, watching as the tidal wave struck Hawaii. The woman bit her lip slamming her fist into the wall.
Ever since the Kingdom was overrun by Orm, her father had decided to keep her in a secure, but comfortable room. Her own.
A princess locked away in a tower.
She wanted out. She wanted to save her husband. She wanted to help her friends. She wanted to ring Orm's neck for betraying his kin.
Most of all, she wanted revenge. Revenge on her sister for stabbing her in the back, taking Orm's side.
She knew her sister despised the surface world. She knew her sister hated Arthur, and began to hate her as well because of it.
A knock at the door grabbed her attention.
-^-
Garth stumbled through the secret passage to the resistance base. Vulko followed closely behind. The sound of the prison crumbing could be heard, even a mile away.
Upon entering the clearing, the two paused, Garth feeling a slight dread run through him.
In the dark of the passage, blue light could be seen.
"Vulko, run," Garth ordered, his hands and eyes lighting up.
The sparking of a blade dragging along the floor lit up the figure of Devil Ray. Deep navy and black armor, with a bright azure glow, mimicking his father's red.
"The resistance ends today."
-^-
Orm watched as the frozen tidal wave was slowly broken down. It didn't matter. It was merely a demonstration.
They would know the power of Atlantis soon enough.
"Orm," Hila spoke, coming through a comms. "There was a prison break. Arthur is free. I've also lost contact with the surface dwellers and Jackson."
Orm's fist clenched, gritting his teeth. "Secure the facility," he ordered, placing his tridents down. "I'll return shortly…" looking down at the helmet placed on the sea monster's back, a surge of anger courses through him. Picking it up, he placed it on his head. "I have something to do first."
NEXT TIME: Deadlock, Blood Runs Thicker Than Water!
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