miércoles, 4 de enero de 2023

La Murta. Astronomical Observatory


 That astonomical observatory located at La Murta (Murcia municipality) was opened on 2001 and closed on 2017 due to economical crisis.

On 2022 was expected to be opened but is is still closed.

The observatory's researchers have among their achievements the discovery of an asteroid in 2008 cataloged with the code (448051) 2008 FW61 by the MPC. It has also collaborated with NASA on the "Deep Impact" and "Dawn" missions, and with the Institute of Space Sciences (CSIC-IEEC) and the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC).