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The origins of Sunspot as a Solar Observatory date back to the sudden increased interest of solar physics to the US military during the Second World War. In 1940, the High Altitude Observatory (HAO) was established in 1940 in Climax, Colorado, by Walter Orr Roberts and Donald Menzel.
Sunspot is an unincorporated community in the Sacramento Mountains in the Lincoln National Forest in Otero County, New Mexico, United States, [1] [2] about 18 miles (29 km) south of Cloudcroft. Its elevation is 9,186 feet (2,800 m). The Sunspot Solar Observatory and Apache Point Observatory are located in Sunspot in the Sacramento Mountains. [3]
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 .
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 ...
The warning follows a volley of solar flares beginning over the weekend. The outburst marks the second of its kind this year after decades of relative calm — part of a cycle of increasing storms ...
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The facility he directed was renamed the National Solar Observatory after the National Science Foundation took over responsibility for it in 1976. As director of the observatory Evans chose the name Sunspot, New Mexico, for the post office and community where the observatory was located. [1] [4]
The same sunspots responsible for a solar storm on May 10 will soon face Earth again, and they could bring colorful auroras to the skies over parts of the US.