La Cañada Observatory, is an initiative by Juan Lacruz, the observatory started astrometric operations in the summer of 2002, it is registered as station J87 in the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union.

The Observatory also participates in the studies on minor bodies promoted by the Group on Meteorites, Minor Bodies, and Planetary Sciences of the Institute of Space Sciences (CSIC-IEEC).



Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Crescent Moon and Saturn, 25-Jul-2015

The crescent Moon,  bottom right Copernicus 93 km diameter, middle right Eratosthenes 59 km diameter.


Saturn, 4000 mm focal length