The Night Sky at the Calar Alto Observatory

Sánchez, S. F.; Aceituno, J.; Thiele, U.;Pérez-Ramírez, D.; Alves, J.. The Night Sky at the Calar Alto Observatory. The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 2007, Vol. Volume 119, Issue 860, pp. 1186-1200, p. -2007.

). We conclude in general that after 26 years of operations, Calar Alto is still a good astronomical site. Its main properties are similar in many aspects to those of other major observatories where 10 m-like telescopes are under operation or construction, thus being a natural candidate for future large aperture optical telescopes.