Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos

Approaching the Summit
(5) Approaching the Summit
First sight of the Telescopes
(6) First sight of the Telescopes

Island of La Palma

View from the Summit
(7) View from the Summit
Liverpool Telescope Site
(8) Liverpool Telescope Site

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Liverpool Telescope is part of the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (ORM). This is a group of telescopes and on La Palma there are around 20. These are run by many countries from all over the world. The UK operates a handful of the telescopes on site. These stand over 2,200 metres above sea level and perch on the edge of an extinct volcano. When the volcano erupted around 2 million years ago it left a crater on the northern part of the island. This has eroded over time and formed the Caldera de Taburiente. It is the largest caldera in the world.