Kanzelhoehe Solar Observatory
Encyclopedia
The Kanzelhoehe Solar Observatory or KSO is an astronomical
observatory
affiliated with the Institute of Geophysics, Astrophysics and Meteorology out of the Karl-Franzens-University
. It is located near Villach
on the southern border of Austria
.
Its Web page at http://www.solobskh.ac.at/ usually posts current images of the sun, especially in the hydrogen-alpha line that is the strongest visible-light line of hydrogen and that reveals the solar chromosphere.
to research the effects of the Sun on the Earth's ionosphere
, the KSO focuses on multispectral synoptic observations of the sun using several telescope on the same mount.
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
observatory
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
affiliated with the Institute of Geophysics, Astrophysics and Meteorology out of the Karl-Franzens-University
University of Graz
The University of Graz , a university located in Graz, Austria, is the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria....
. It is located near Villach
Villach
Villach is the second largest city in the Carinthia state in the southern Austria, at the Drava River and represents an important traffic junction for Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. , the population is 58,480.-History:...
on the southern border of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
Its Web page at http://www.solobskh.ac.at/ usually posts current images of the sun, especially in the hydrogen-alpha line that is the strongest visible-light line of hydrogen and that reveals the solar chromosphere.
History
Founded in 1943 by the German LuftwaffeLuftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
to research the effects of the Sun on the Earth's ionosphere
Ionosphere
The ionosphere is a part of the upper atmosphere, comprising portions of the mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere, distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an important part in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner edge of the magnetosphere...
, the KSO focuses on multispectral synoptic observations of the sun using several telescope on the same mount.