Big Bear Solar Observatory Nearing Shift In Solar Research
Solar observatories face funding and mission shifts as the Big Bear Solar Observatory plans to repurpose its 1.6 meter telescope for testing new instrumentation. The Maui Haleakala facility and other national telescopes are expanding space-based solar programs, threatening smaller operations.
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