Welcome to the Hidden Gem that is Extremadura

Apollo 11 Observatory

Insulated roof & walls
Deep insulated concrete floor slab that is very temperature stable
Dehumidified (In winter)
State of the art infrastructure with onsite backup from e-EyE
100Mb Synchronous Fibre Optic internet connection
UPS back up to all telescopes as well as critical systems
Dual weather monitoring systems
All sky camera
SQM Monitor
Coming soon - Seeing Monitor
Internal & External camera monitoring system
Autonomous roof that opens at dusk and closes just before dawn - Adverse weather events aside
Low walls to take advantage of our superb horizons
Monitored security system in a fenced & gated compound

As we are all based in Europe then the obvious choice for our first observatory was Spain, as it allowed us a choice of driving or flying depending upon what equipment we need to bring & install.

There are a few darker places in Europe and some with a few more clear nights and slightly better seeing but not many, what most lack however is the robust infrastructure and onsite technical know how to keep a project like ours looking up at the sky collecting data rather than fighting little issues that keep the roof closed!

560 meters above sea level
Clear skies and dry climate with seasonal rainfall periods, normally late Autumn and Spring
Skies that hover around 21.5 SQM, peaking at 22 SQM on occasions
Seeing is 1-2 on average
Long nights and dark skies even during mid summer thanks to our lower latitude