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Solar Telescopes

Dr. Rolf Schlichenmaier

The Solar Telescopes Group develops and operates facilites for solar observations. The main facility is the German Solar observatory with GREGOR and the Vacuum Tower telescope (VTT) at the Teide Observatory of the Instituto Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) on the Canary Islands of Tenerife, Spain.

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Gregor Observing Plan for Second Term in 2024

Solar Telescopes

The observing plan for the second term in 2024 as approved by the Time Allocation Committee is published.

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High-spatial resolution images were captured on July 10th, 2023, using the Improved High-resolution Fast Imager

Unveiling the Hidden Secrets of Sunspot’s penumbra

Scientific Instrumentation

The formation of sunspot's penumbra, a fascinating phenomenon on the Sun's surface, has long intrigued…

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