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A bit of history<\/p>\n
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The project to establish an astronomical observatory in the Montsec mountain range emerged in the early 1990s, with the biochemist from Lleida, <\/span>Joan Or\u00f3<\/b>, and the foundation that bears his name as its main visionaries. For this reason, once the OdM\u2019s main facilities began operating in October 2008, the first telescope installed there was named Joan Or\u00f3. This telescope has been fully operational since 2010 and has been developed and improved to become <\/span>one of the most technologically advanced 1-metre class robotic telescopes in the world<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n Today, the Montsec Observatory has become a key research infrastructure within both the Catalan and the international ecosystem. Many people have contributed to this project, and many more keep it alive by using its facilities and working to enhance it.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”37px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”buttons-aligned-bottom” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||39px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”40px|20px|40px|30px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|20px|40px|30px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”40px|20px|40px|30px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#406fda” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ 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Wide-Field Fast Telescope<\/h2>\n
Fabra-ROA Montsec Telescope<\/h2>\n