The Canarias Islands include, in a amazing landscape, two of the most important astromical observatories :

* the Roque de Los Muchachos observatory, home of the biggest telescope in the world up to now (the GTC Gran Telescopio Canarias)

* the Tenerife observatory, in the top of the Teide caldera.

The Islands provide the best conditions for astronomy (clear sky, stable atmosphere, no light pollution) after Chile.

 

Version 5.0 for MSFS2024 : i did a lot of rework in the scenery to make it more compatible with MSFS2024 terrain, buildings and imagery.

Make sure to use the "Volcano Tree Fix" library.

Also make sure to install all the provided folders. Do not place them in a community sub-folder.

If you use MSFS addon linker, some folders will appear in red text (because MSFS2020 version). This is normal, all these folders are required even for MSFS2024 usage.

 

In June 2025, it was announced that the TMT (Thirty Meter Telescope) project could be saved thanks to the Spanish offer to locate it in La Palma island, Canarias. It is now included in the scenery

 

Mandatory library for MSFS2024 :

Volcano Tree Fix (global) for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS

 

Recommended libraries :

Download and install the “Windy Things Livrary” in your community folder.

Download and install the “Dave’s 3D People Library” in your community folder.

Optionnally, you can also add “Global AI Ship Traffic” to increase the traffic in Canarian seas.

This scenery is part of my Giant Telescope project, that you can download here : https://flightsim.to/file/12401/giant-telescopes