Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía is a research institute funded by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas of the Spanish government, and is located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. IAA activities are related to research in the field of astrophysics, and instrument development both for ground-based telescopes and for space missions. Scientific research at the Institute covers the Solar System, star formation, stellar structure and evolution, galaxy formation and evolution and cosmology. The IAA was created as a CSIC research institute in July 1975.
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Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC, 'Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia') is a research institute funded by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC, 'High Council of Scientific Research') of the Spanish government, and is located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.
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Operates: Calar Alto Observatory, LeadQuote, Operates: Calar Alto Observatory, Lead
Until 2018, Calar Alto was owned and operated jointly by the German Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, and the Spanish Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) in Granada.
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