Material for public outreach activities

General

Blog: "Las Estrellas a Nuestros Pies", by Javier Méndez.

Solar and other stellar systems

"Las Perseidas: la lluvia del verano", by Javier Méndez. 1999. [ HTML ]

"La búsqueda de vida en el Universo y el Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos", by Javier Méndez. November 2004 (revised: July 2005). [ PDF (1.9M) ]

"Carretera hacia las estrellas: guía para perplejos", by Miguel Santander. Caos y Ciencia, 2009.

"Planetas extrasolares: guía para perplejos", by Miguel Santander. Caos y Ciencia, 2010.

Stars and Nebulae

"The biggest and brightest stars in the Universe", by Stephen Smartt. 1999. [ HTML ]

"Planetary Nebulae", by Peter Sorensen. 1999. [ HTML ]

"The oldest stars", by Don Pollacco. 1999. [ HTML ]

"Nebulosas planetarias y nebulosas simbióticas: guía para perplejos", by Miguel Santander. Caos y Ciencia, 2008.

"Ella siempre lo supo", by Miguel Santander. Premio de relatos de ciencia para sus "abuelas", IAC, 2010.

Cosmology

"Supernovas y cosmología", by Javier Méndez. 1999. [ HTML ]

"From La Palma to the end of the Universe", by Chris Benn. 1999. [ HTML ]

"Materia y energía oscura: guía para perplejos", by Miguel Santander. Caos y Ciencia, 2009.

"Agujeros negros (I): guía para perplejos", by Miguel Santander. Caos y Ciencia, 2009.

"Agujeros negros (II): guía para perplejos", by Miguel Santander. Caos y Ciencia, 2009.

Telescopes, instruments and observing techniques

"Evolución histórica del Grupo de Telescopios Isaac Newton", by Javier Méndez and René Rutten. 2003. [ PDF (2.3M) ]

You can either choose to download all in one file: PDF (9.5M), or as individual sheets:

Solar System

	Comet Hale-Bopp. PDF
	Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. PDF

Stars, Stellar Systems and Nebulae

	NGC7635, the Bubble Nebula. PDF
	NGC 281 and IC 1590. PDF
	M27, the Dumbell Nebula. PDF
	IC434, the Horse Head Nebula. PDF
	M13 Globular Cluster. PDF
	M42, the Orion Nebula. PDF
	NGC 6914 and a group of reflection nebulae. PDF
	NGC 6995, a supernova remnant. PDF
	M92 Globular Cluster. PDF
	M43 Nebula, Marian's Nebula. PDF
	Dust Lanes in the Rosette Nebula. PDF
	NGC 2237, the Rosette Nebula. PDF
	A New Planetary Nebula. PDF
	Sharpless 2-188 Planetary Nebula. PDF
	IC1396B Nebula. PDF
	M57 Planetary Nebula. PDF
	NGC6888 Nebula. PDF
	NGC6992 Nebula. PDF
	NGC6543 Planetary Nebula. PDF

Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies

	M31, the Andromeda Galaxy. PDF
	Abell 2218 Galaxy Cluster. PDF
	NGC 6946, a face-on spiral galaxy. PDF
	NGC 891, an edge-on spiral galaxy. PDF
	NGC6822, Barnard's Galaxy. PDF
	M33, the Triangulum Galaxy. PDF
	M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy. PDF
	M95 Galaxy. PDF
	M101 Galaxy. PDF | PDF 2
	NGC7331 Galaxy. PDF
	M64, the Blackeye Galaxy. PDF
	M83 Galaxy. PDF
	M74 Galaxy. PDF
	M81 Galaxy. PDF
	NGC7217 Galaxy. PDF
	M82 Galaxy. PDF

Observational Cosmology

	The Herschel Deep Field. PDF
	A High-z Supernova. PDF

Posters

Solar System

	"The Solar System". Views of the Solar System from the ING telescopes. DIN A2 (42 cm×59.4 cm): PDF. DIN A4 (21 cm×29.7 cm): PDF.
	"Deep Impact at the William Herschel Telescope". PDF.

Stars, Stellar Systems and Nebulae

	"The Rosette Nebula or NGC 2237". A mosaic image covering the entire Rosette Nebula obtained using the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.
	"The S147 Supernova Remnant". A mosaic image covering the entire supernova remnant obtained using the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.
	"M57 Planetary Nebula". Image of the Ring Nebula as obstained by the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.
	"NGC6888 Nebula". Image of the Crescent Nebula as obstained by the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.
	"NGC6992 Nebula". Image of the Veil Nebula as obstained by the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.
	"NGC6543 Planetary Nebula". Image of the Cat's Eye Nebula as obstained by the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.

Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies

	"The Triangulum Galaxy or M33". Images obtained using the William Herschel and the Isaac Newton Telescopes. PDF.
	"The Whirlpool Galaxy or M51". Impressive image obtained using the Prime Focus Camera on the William Herschel Telescope. PDF.
	"M101 Galaxy". Images obtained using the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.

Telescopes

	"The ING Poster". A brief introduction to the ING telescopes (2002). DIN A3 (29.7 cm× 42.0 cm): PDF.
	"The William Herschel Telescope". 42"×42" size. PDF.
	"The William Herschel Telescope". A poster of the William Herschel Telescope by Nik Szymanek. DIN A3 (29.7 cm× 42.0 cm): TIFF (49M). Lower resolution: JPEG (233 K).
	"The Isaac Newton Telescope". 42"×42" size. PDF.
	"The Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope". A poster of the Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope by Nik Szymanek. DIN A3 (29.7 cm× 42.0 cm): TIFF (47M). Lower resolution: JPEG (236 K).

Posters 70*50cm

	The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes. PDF.
	Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.
	M43 Nebula. PDF.
	M51 Galaxy. PDF.
	M57 Planetary Nebula. PDF.
	M81 Galaxy. PDF.
	M92 Globular Cluster. PDF.
	M101 Galaxy. PDF.
	NGC6543 Planetary Nebula. PDF.
	NGC6888 Nebula. PDF.
	NGC6992 Supernova Remnant. PDF.
	NGC7217 Galaxy. PDF.
	Rosette Nebula. PDF.
	S147 Supernova Remnant. PDF.
	William Herschel Telescope (internal view). PDF.
	William Herschel Telescope (external view). PDF.

Posters DIN A2

	The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes. PDF.
	M92 Globular Cluster. PDF.
	M101 Galaxy. PDF.
	NGC6888 Nebula. PDF.
	Rosette Nebula. PDF.
	William Herschel Telescope. PDF.