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Caption: The observatory on La Palma was inaugurated by the King of Spain in ceremonies in an open-air theatre near to the INT with the heads of state and the royal guests and observatory dignitaries seated on the constructed platform.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1985.
Available formats: JPEG (482 K) | TIFF (5,114 K) 		Caption: The 'flags of the cosmos', designed by Canarian artist César Manrique, flew amongst the telescopes of the Roque, symbolically depicting worlds outside our own. Here Io's magnetosphere flies above the William Herschel Telescope building.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1985.
Available formats: JPEG (1,300 K) | TIFF (4,319 K) 		Caption: Manrique's flags, the inauguration platform and the INT dome.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1985.
Available formats: JPEG (297 K) | TIFF (8,321 K)
Caption: After unveiling a plaque to dedicate the INT, the Duke of Gloucester opened the dome shutter to the directions of Prof Alec Boksenberg. Prince Claus stands on the left.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1985.
Available formats: JPEG (320 K) | TIFF (4,353)




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