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Mauna Loa Solar Observatory

(MLSO)
(solar observatory on Mauna Loa)

Mauna Loa Solar Observatory is a Solar Observatory on Mauna Loa in Hawaii. It is operated by High Altitude Observatory (HAO), a unit of NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research). The unit's focus is solar phenomena that affect Earth, i.e., space weather. Instruments:

Former instruments:

Coronal Solar Magnetism Observatory (COSMO) is a plan for three new instruments, one of which is completed (K-Cor).

Note that a November 2022 Mauna Loa eruption took MLSO out of service, blocking power and access roads; lava still too hot for construction has resulted in an extended outage and as of 2024, a new access road is scheduled for completion at the end of the year.


(observatory,solar,Hawaii,NCAR)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Loa_Solar_Observatory
https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/
https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/mlso
https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/mlso/2022-eruption-of-mauna-loa
https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/mlso/instruments

Referenced by pages:
Coronal Solar Magnetism Observatory (COSMO)
High Altitude Observatory (HAO)

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