Spain

CTAO ERIC COUNCIL MEMBER Spain has been a Member of the CTAO ERIC Council since it was established in 2025 and is the host of the CTAO-North site at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias’ Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. REPRESENTING ENTITY

Canary Islands (Spain)

CTAO FACILITY SITE The CTAO’s northern hemisphere array, CTAO-North, is located at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias’ Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. PARTNER INSTITUTE

Chile

CTAO ERIC COUNCIL MEMBER AND FACILITY LOCATION The European Southern Observatory (ESO), with its headquarters in Munich, Germany, has been a Founding Member since the Council was established in 2025 and is the hosting partner for the CTAO-South site, which is located near the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.