The vast silver dome of the Gran Tele-scopio Canarias (GTC) glitters as the sun beats down on the volcanic peak of Roque de los Muchachos. Here on La Palma, one of the Spanish Canary Islands, construction continues apace. When it finally opens for business at the end of this year, the GTC will take the title of the world's largest optical telescope — an impressive symbol of how far Spanish astronomy has come in a remarkably short time. The telescope is also a testament to the lifelong vision of oneman, a man who has made it his life's work to establish world-class observatories in the Canaries and put Spain at the forefront of astronomy research.
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机译：当太阳在罗克·德·洛斯·穆沙丘斯（Roque de los Muchachos）的火山峰上落山时，大千里目卡纳里亚斯（GTC）巨大的银穹顶闪烁着光芒。西班牙加那利群岛之一的拉帕尔玛（La Palma）的建造工作仍在继续。 GTC将于今年年底最终开始营业时，它将获得世界上最大的光学望远镜的称号-这是西班牙天文学在非常短的时间内发展了令人印象深刻的象征。望远镜也证明了一个人的终生愿景，一个人毕生致力于在加那利群岛建立世界一流的天文台，并将西班牙置于天文学研究的最前沿。
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