A new life for the Ebro Observatory: “We were born with the eclipse of 121 years ago, the current one will give us a new boost”
The Catalan astronomical centre claims its important legacy with data from over a century and a library with more than 50,000 copies.
With a two-tube gold-coloured telescope —one to focus and the other to take photographs on glass plates— the last total eclipse recorded on the Peninsula was captured in 1905, from the Ebro Observatory. Located in Roquetes (Tarragona), it is one of the oldest in Spain and preserves an important heritage, although traditionally it has been relegated to a secondary position.
On August 12, it will be the only Catalan observatory located in the totality band of the solar eclipse, which has opened a new door to institutional and public recognition. “We were born with the eclipse of 121 years ago, the current one will give us a new boost,” says Juan José Curto, head of Scientific Culture at the Ebro Observatory.
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