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  2. Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope - Wikipedia

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    The Dunn Solar Telescope, also known as the Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope, [ 1] is a unique vertical-axis solar telescope that specializes in high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy. It is located at Sacramento Peak in Sunspot, New Mexico. It is the main telescope at the Sunspot Solar Observatory, operated by New Mexico State University in ...

  3. Sunspot Solar Observatory - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.sunspot.solar. The Sunspot Solar Observatory (SSO) is an astronomical observatory designed for the study of the Sun. The observatory is operated by New Mexico State University (NMSU) and the U.S. National Solar Observatory (NSO). It is split between operations at the telescope facility at Sunspot, New Mexico, and data and ...

  4. Mount Laguna Observatory - Wikipedia

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    Mount Laguna Observatory ( MLO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by San Diego State University (SDSU). [ 1] The telescope was operated in partnership with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) until 2000. MLO is located approximately 75 kilometers (47 mi) east of downtown San Diego, California, on the eastern ...

  5. Sunspot - Wikipedia

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    Sunspot number is correlated with the intensity of solar radiation over the period since 1979, when satellite measurements became available. The variation caused by the sunspot cycle to solar output is on the order of 0.1% of the solar constant (a peak-to-trough range of 1.3 W·m −2 compared with 1366 W·m −2 for the average solar constant).

  6. Sunspot that caused intense solar storms makes dramatic comeback

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    A massive sunspot that caused last month’s intense auroras across large portions of the planet is once again returning to face the Earth.. The AR3723 sunspot, which was formerly known as AR3697 ...

  7. Johannes Kepler thought he sketched Mercury orbiting across ...

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    The research team determined that the sunspot group observed by Kepler belonged to the tail-end of Solar Cycle minus 14 rather than the beginning of Solar Cycle minus 13.

  8. List of solar cycles - Wikipedia

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    List of solar cycles. Solar cycles are nearly periodic 11-year changes in the Sun 's activity that are based on the number of sunspots present on the Sun's surface. The first solar cycle conventionally is said to have started in 1755. The source data are the revised International Sunspot Numbers (ISN v2.0), as available at SILSO. [1]

  9. Snapdragon Stadium - Wikipedia

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    Official website. Snapdragon Stadium is an outdoor stadium in San Diego, California, located on the campus of San Diego State University. It is home of the San Diego State Aztecs football team. The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I (FBS) as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The stadium is also home of San Diego Wave FC of the ...