First fringes on the Kunming Radio Telescope

Interesting non-Io-A, at Nancay on 111025-111026

Many thanks to the Nancay Decametric Array Team at the Nancay Radio Astronomy Station of Paris Observatory, and Professor Imai Laboratory at Kochi National College of Technology in Japan

Juno Observatory Instrumentation - On its way to Jupiter, arriving in 2016

Non-Io-B followed by Io-A, at Nancay on 111023

 Non-Io-B below

 Io-A below

Many thanks to the Nancay Decametric Array Team at the Nancay Radio Astronomy Station of Paris Observatory, and Professor Imai Laboratory at Kochi National College of Technology in Japan

EVLA Publications - Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae

M1.3 flare followed by types V, II, and IV, at Nancay on 111021

Many thanks to the Nancay Decametric Array Team at the Nancay Radio Astronomy Station of Paris Observatory

Io-B on 111018 followed by non-Io on 111018-111019, at Nancay

 Below 3 illustrative Io-B dynamic spectra

 Below 3 illustrative non-Io dynamic spectra

Many thanks to the Nancay Decametric Array Team at the Nancay Radio Astronomy Station of Paris Observatory, and Professor Imai Laboratory at Kochi National College of Technology in Japan

Jovian and Solar activity at Nancay on 111017

 Io-B

Below some significant type III Solar events

Many thanks to the Nancay Decametric Array Team at the Nancay Radio Astronomy Station of Paris Observatory, and Professor Imai Laboratory at Kochi National College of Technology in Japan

The Big Bear Solar Observatory New Solar Telescope - One of the two largest aperture Solar telescopes in the world

The Big Bear Solar Observatory is operated by the New Jersey Science and Technology University (NJIT - New Jersey Institute of Technology):
http://www.bbso.njit.edu/

My many thanks to Claude Plymate for showing me this wonderful instrument.

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I refer to Cao et al. 2010:
http://solar.njit.edu/preprints/cao1454.pdf
for a description of the Scientific Instrumentation

Additional papers at:
http://www.bbso.njit.edu/nst_instr.html

Image Gallery:
http://www.bbso.njit.edu/nst_gallery.html
AR NOAA 11109 observed with the NST/TiO imager on Sept 27, 2011
http://www.bbso.njit.edu/gallery/nst_tio_20100927_172539.jpg

click images for full size view

1.6 meter primary mirror backside, with support cell mechanical actuators partially visible.

The Telescope is an off-axis Gregorian Instrument

Power dispersing assembly at the primary focus
Movable counter weight with motor in the tube to the right
Polarizers
Second of a series of mirrors steering the light beam to the adaptive optics bench in the lower floor

Adaptive optics bench of the Shack-Hartmann system

The adaptive mirror currently has 97 actuators

About half of the control room displays

Adaptive optics graphics display

Adaptive optics digital display

H alpha Observer Tool

New Solar Telescope Main graphical Interface

Non-Io-B followed by non-Io-A, at Nancay on 111011-111012

Many thanks to the Nancay Decametric Array Team at the Nancay Radio Astronomy Station of Paris Observatory, and Professor Imai Laboratory at Kochi National College of Technology in Japan.

Solar Stereoscopy and Tomography - Markus J. Aschwanden - 2011

I refer to Aschwanden 2011:
http://solarphysics.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrsp-2011-5/

This is an extremely interesting review paper, 96 pages (19 pages of references) with stunning color graphics. I reproduce 3 figures below, to get your attention !

Dr. Aschwanden is with the Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory in Palo Alto California.