INFORMATION
- Latitude: 28º 41′ 42,8″ N
- Length: 17º 45′ 38,4″ W
- Altitude: 97,9 m.
- Municipality: Santa Cruz de La Palma
Although this viewpoint is close to the centre of the island’s capital, it gives spectacular views of the sky to the east and south. Its theme is the ancient mythological view of the sea, the religious background of the inhabitants of the Canary Islands and the link to the star Canopus, main star of the constellation Argo Navis, the Ship. Moreover, it has four sky charts which facilitate the identification of constellations. It has a signpost pointing to Polaris, and a wheel-planisphere which helps locate the circumpolar constellations: the Dipper and Cassiopeia.
HORIZON STELLARIUM
360º Horizon of this Astronomical Viewpoint for the program Stellarium.
Instructions to open a new 360º horizon in the program Stellarium here
If you don’t have the program Horizon Stellarium, you can download it in the website www.stellarium.org
