The Canary Islands they have a spectacular tourism development that does not stop improving and progressing to offer a great traveler experience. If in the images of the islands you can see sun, beach, volcanoes, nature and even dromedaries with which to make a fun excursion, now also the sky of the Canary Islands It is part of the tourist offer.
One of the companies that discovers astronomy from the Canary Islands and serves it on a tourist tray is Discover Experience, which specializes in observing the Universe and also in carrying out activities in nature. Although its offer is also dedicated to residents its focus is the tourist, of any nationality, who passes through the island and who can enjoy a full session of science and nature. In the image, of Discover Experience, the bear big the car! and the lesser bear, which highlights the polar star that marks the north and that by the latitude of the Canary Islands is very low on the horizon. In addition, the video below offers a perspective, from the Teide, with a formation of sea of clouds It is worth enjoying.
And is that the Canary Islands, and specifically Tenerife, are exceptional and privileged places for astronomical observation. The climate, the high altitude above the sea and the stability of the atmosphere on the summits allow the island to be a natural observatory of the sky that is already recognized throughout the world. The importance of the Canarian sky is such that is protected by the world's first sky protection law which ensures that there is a discipline to properly manage the lighting, pollution and overflight of certain areas on both the island of Tenerife and La Palma.
Discover Experience is an example of a very specialized company that offers astronomical activities to tourists by showing them a never-before-seen sky and with very well-crafted scripts to be able to observe and know better the stars that surround us and everything from the area near the Teide. Discover Experience is the result of the merger of two companies from Tenerife specializing in astronomy and the dissemination of science: Cienciamanía, which carried out activities related to the promotion and dissemination of science and Alpha Cygni that offers a point of sale and advice Personal and professional astronomical material.
The astronomy It is fascinating and, as they comment in Microsiervos, which in turn refer to Carl Sagan, is a complete humility lesson because you realize that we really live in a corner of the universe.
