Other Types of Observation
Most solar observatories observe optically at visible, UV, and near infrared wavelengths, but other solar phenomena can be observed — albeit not from the Earth's surface due to the absorption of the atmosphere:
- Solar X-ray astronomy, observations of the Sun in x-rays
- Multi-spectral solar telescope array (MSSTA), a rocket launched payload of UV telescopes in the 1990s
- Leoncito Astronomical Complex operated a submillimeter wavelength solar telescope.
- The Radio Solar Telescope Network (RSTN) is a network of solar observatories maintained and operated by the U.S. Air Force Weather Agency.
- CERN Axion Solar Telescope(CAST), looks for solar axions in the early 2000s
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