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Back in 2000 with the coming of the millennium, work began on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. It was for the largest optical telescope in the world called the Gran Tecan. This project was sponsored by the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands and the Spanish Government which took more than seven years to be completed - and two more years to become 100 percent operational.
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In the year 2000, with the coming of the new millennium, work began on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, constructing the largest optical telescope in the world, the Gran Tecan.
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En el año 2000, con la entrada del milenio, empezaron las obras en la Isla de La Palma, en el archipiélago canario, del mayor telescopio óptico del mundo, el Gran TeCan.
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No ano 2000, com a chegada do novo milênio, deu-se início o trabalho na ilha de La Palma, nas Ilhas Canário, para a construção do maior telescópio óptico do mundo, o "Grande Tecan".