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 ORM Observatory, La Palma
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Dr. Jocelyn Bell visited the ORM observatory! We are all big fans of her and we were delighted to hear that she believes in MAGIC πŸ˜‰ and that, like us, she is very into the study of bursts and transient events! 🧡1/4 youtu.be/ydSlxlAz-ig #ORMLaPalma πŸ“ΉCredit: @CabLaPalma
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Hello, November. βœ¨πŸ”­ Beneath a sky filled with stars, MAGIC stands silhouetted against the Milky Way as a reminder of how much there is still to explore. A new month, a cosmic perspective. What inspires you to look up? 🌌 πŸ“Έ Image credit: Alicia LΓ³pez Oramas #MAGICTelescopes
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πŸŒ‹ WHY LA PALMA? πŸ”­βœ¨ Ever wondered why two giant gamma-ray telescopes are sitting on top of a volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? 🌊 πŸ“ Located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, the MAGIC telescopes benefit from some exceptional observing conditions!
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🌌 Dark skies: minimal light pollution ☁️ Above the clouds: the observatory often sits above the cloud layer πŸ”οΈ High altitude: being closer to the atmospheric particle showers produced by gamma rays helps MAGIC detect their faint flashes of Cherenkov light
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Shift crew P293 has wrapped up their month on the Roque. Nights in the control room, a visit inside the GTC, spectra on the walls at the Museo AstrofΓ­sico, and a sunrise above the sea of clouds. Thank you for the hard work! πŸ”­βœ¨ πŸ“· Lorena Lulic #theMAGICtelescopes #ORMLaPalma
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A few days ago, we had the pleasure of welcoming a group of students from the Friedrich-Koenig-Gymnasium accompanied by their teachers, Christian Lorey and Martin Feige! We hope they enjoyed the visit as much as we did! πŸ’«
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Some nights, even MAGIC looks to the stars. Beneath the Milky Way’s luminous arc, the MAGIC telescope turns toward the heart of our galaxy, a sky full of ancient light and unanswered questions. One telescope. Countless stars. A universe that keeps us looking up. πŸ“Έ:Alice Donini
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New Astronomer’s Telegram released! πŸ“‘ ATel #18060: β€œDetection of an exceptionally bright VHE gamma-ray flare from the radiogalaxy NGC 1275 with MAGIC and LST-1”.
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The Astronomer’s Telegrams are an important tool for the astronomy and astrophysics community. They allow astronomers to rapidly alert the community when something interesting is happening in the sky, so that other instruments can join the observations at different wavelengths.
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MAGIC at TeVPA 2026! From 30 August to 4 September, researchers from around the world gathered in Tendo, Japan, for TeV Particle Astrophysics 2026 (TeVPA), one of the leading conferences in astroparticle physics. Can you spot the MAGICians in the photo? #MAGICTelescopes
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Yesterday, the MAGIC crew gathered beneath MAGIC II to honour the memory of our colleague Florian Goebel. Florian was an important part of the MAGIC. His legacy continues to be part of MAGIC and of the community he helped to shape. We remember him with gratitude and affection.
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πŸ”¬ European Researchers’ Night is almost here! πŸ“… 25 September 2026 For one night, research comes a little closer to everyone. Maybe it’s also the perfect chance to ask that astronomy question you’ve always had. Find an event near you and join in! #EuropeanResearchersNight
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A view of MAGIC1 from the counting house πŸ”­βœ¨ MAGIC1 exploring the very-high-energy gamma-ray sky above La Palma. A behind-the-scenes glimpse of the technology and teamwork powering the MAGIC Collaboration. πŸ“Έ credit: JoΓ£o Paiva #MAGICTelescopes #MAGICCollaboration #LaPalma
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Another month on the Roque ends and crew P292 heads home. Nights spent chasing gamma rays from the control room, days spent getting out to see the telescopes up close. Thank you for the long nights and good company! πŸ”­βœ¨ πŸ“· Tommaso Aniello #theMAGICtelescopes #ORMLaPalma
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New insights from one of the most distant very-high-energy sources ever observed!
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Located around 8 billion light-years away, OP 313 is the most distant blazar known to emit very-high-energy gamma rays. Following its detection by LST-1 in 2023, a dedicated observing campaign with LST-1 and the MAGIC telescopes gave us a closer look at what powers this source.
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Tonight is a busy day in the sky! πŸŒ‘β˜„οΈπŸͺ πŸŒ‘ Solar eclipse β˜„οΈ The Perseids peak tonight πŸͺ Six planets in the morning sky ⚠️ Remember: never observe a solar eclipse without proper solar protection! #MAGICTelescopes #Astronomy #SolarEclipse #Perseids #NightSky #LaPalma
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Our P291 crew has wrapped up their month on the Roque. Long nights in the control room, sunrises over the sea of clouds, and a few visits to the neighbours up on the mountain. Thank you for the hard work and good energy! πŸ”­πŸŒ… πŸ“· Cyrus Walther #theMAGICtelescopes #ORMLaPalma
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We are delighted to celebrate our MAGICian Lisa NikoliΔ‡, who successfully defended her PhD thesis on 21 July 2026: β€œRecent observations of the blazar PKS 2155-304 with MAGIC and LST-1 and prospects for the CTAO-South array”, supervised by Gaia Verna.
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Her research focuses on PKS 2155-304, one of the best-studied high-synchrotron-peaked blazars in the southern sky and an important target for very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy.
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A star helps MAGIC fine-tune its aim 🌟 During a TPoint calibration, the telescope tracks a star to improve pointing accuracyβ€”an essential step before exploring the Universe’s most extreme gamma-ray sources. 🌌 πŸ“Έ Jayant Abhir #MAGICTelescopes #Astronomy
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Keep your eyes on the sky this week! πŸŒ™βœ¨ On 20 July, the waxing Moon will appear close to Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. Look towards the southwest after sunset to spot them together.
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A few nights later, on 24 July, the Moon will pass very close to the reddish star Antares, the bright β€œheart” of the constellation Scorpius. The Perseid meteor shower is also becoming active, so you may already catch an occasional fast meteor under dark skies.
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Members of the MAGIC Collaboration recently took part in High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology in the Era of All-Sky Surveys in Yerevan, Armenia, the second meeting in the HEACOSS conference series.
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The conference brought together researchers working on all-sky surveys, compact objects, AGN, blazars, gamma-ray bursts, cosmic rays, neutrino and gravitational-wave astronomy, and the future of multi-messenger astrophysics.
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Behind every night of observations at MAGIC stands a dedicated team of shifters. This mirror reflection captures some of the people behind the discoveries. Thank you to all MAGIC shifters for your dedication and hard work! πŸ“Έ's credit: Francesco Schiavone #MAGICTelescopes
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