Telescopes on La Palma

 I was pleased to see a programme about the telescopes on La Palma last night http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08f19c3 We could just see them when we visited the amazing Caldera de Taburiente.

 These cliffs are the edge of the caldera and the tops of the telescopes were visible. They are over 2km above sea level so are generally above the cloud. The population of La Palma is small so there is little light pollution. In another life, I will be an astronomer on La Palma.