Ground based Solar physics
the advanced technology solar telescope (atst) solar telescope facility under construction in maui. twenty-two institutions collaborating on atst project, main funding agency being national science foundation.
big bear
the big bear solar observatory in california houses several telescopes including new solar telescope(nts) 1.6 meter, clear-aperture, off-axis gregorian telescope. nts saw first light in december 2008. until atst comes on line, nts remains largest solar telescope in world. big bear observatory 1 of several facilities operated center solar-terrestrial research @ new jersey institute of technology (njit).
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