Big Bear Solar Observatory captures sun's magnetic field
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 16:35
in Astronomy & Space
NJIT's new 1.6-meter clear aperture solar telescope -the largest of its kind in the world -is now operational. The unveiling of this remarkable instrument -said to be the pathfinder for all future, large ground-based telescopes -could not have come at a more auspicious moment for science. This year marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's telescope that he used to demonstrate that sunspots are indeed on the Sun.