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Big Bear Solar Observatory

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spase://SMWG/Observatory/Ground/BBSO

Description

Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) is the premier university-based solar observatory
in the United States. It is operated by New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).
BBSO features the most powerful solar telescope in the world – the 1.6 m clear aperture
Goode Solar Telescope (GST), which has no obscuration in the optical train.

  BBSO is located on the north side of Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains of southwestern 
  San Bernardino County, California (USA), approximately 120 kilometers (75 mi) east of downtown 
  Los Angeles. The telescopes and instruments at the observatory are designed and employed 
  specifically for studying the activities and phenomena of the Sun.

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Observatory

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spase://SMWG/Observatory/Ground/BBSO
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ResourceName
Big Bear Solar Observatory
AlternateName
BBSO
ReleaseDate
2018-05-02 18:29:57Z
Description

Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) is the premier university-based solar observatory
in the United States. It is operated by New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).
BBSO features the most powerful solar telescope in the world – the 1.6 m clear aperture
Goode Solar Telescope (GST), which has no obscuration in the optical train.

  BBSO is located on the north side of Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains of southwestern 
  San Bernardino County, California (USA), approximately 120 kilometers (75 mi) east of downtown 
  Los Angeles. The telescopes and instruments at the observatory are designed and employed 
  specifically for studying the activities and phenomena of the Sun.
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1.TeamLeaderspase://SMWG/Person/Wenda.Cao
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Big Bear Solar Observatory Homepage
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Description

Information about the Big Bear Solar Observatory.

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