The allure of the night sky in the Canary Islands
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The Gran Telescopio de Canarias, part of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands, April 1, 2016. La Palma is one of world’s best-situated locations for astronomy, and its many telescopes have become a destination in their own right in the tourist-saturated Canaries. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)