An Indian solar observatory established in 1899 in the hill town of Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu, holding one of the longest continuous photographic records of the Sun's surface in the world, spanning more than a century. Its sunspot archive has been a key resource for studying long-term solar activity cycles.
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LocationPalani Hills, 4 km from Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India 1 Classification
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Source Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (Wikipedia)
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1. Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (Wikipedia)
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on the southern tip of the Palani Hills 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Kodaikanal
History section
first observations were commenced at Kodaikanal in 1901
Article text: band optical
photography and spectrography of the sun
In Group: Optical Observatories of Asia and the Middle East, Lead sentence
The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory is a solar observatory owned and operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics.
Operated By: Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Article text: operator
The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory is a solar observatory owned and operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics.
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