The Calar Alto Observatory, located at 2168m height above the sea level in continental Europe, holds a significant number of astronomical telescopes and experiments, covering a large range of the electromagnetic domain, from gamma-ray to near-infrared. It is a very well characterized site, with excellent logistics. Its main telescopes includes a large suite of instruments. At the present time, new instruments, namely CAFE, PANIC and Carmenes, are under development. We are also planning a new operational scheme in order to optimize the observatory resources.
@article{arxiv.1012.2099,
title = {The Calar Alto Observatory: current status and future instrumentation},
author = {D. Barrado and U. Thiele and J. Aceituno and S. Pedraz and S. F. Sanchez and A. Aguirre and M. Alises and G. Bergond and D. Galadi and A. Guijarro and F. Hoyo and D. Mast and L. Montoya and Ch. Sengupta and E. de Guindos and E. Solano},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.2099},
year = {2016}
}
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10 pages, 6 Figures, proceedings of the IX Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society