The Institute for Solar Physics ( sv, Institutet för solfysik) is a
Swedish
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research institute. It is managed as an independent institute associated with
Stockholm University through its
Department of Astronomy. It is also a national research infrastructure under the
Swedish Research Council.
The institute was first established in 1951 by the
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences as The Research Station for
Astrophysics on the island of
Capri,
Italy
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. Around 1980 the station moved to
La Palma
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in the
Canary Islands. The new station is situated within the Spanish-International Observatory on the Roque de los Muchachos. It soon became obvious that the superior astronomical climate on La Palma called for a first-class solar telescope. The 47.5-cm
Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope The Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope was a 47.5 cm solar telescope on La Palma in the Canary Islands. It was removed on 28 August 2000, and has been superseded by the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope.
The Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope awaits re-ass ...
, SVST, was erected in 1985.
During the nineties, the daily operations of the institute gradually moved from La Palma to Stockholm.
The SVST was removed from the tower on 28 August 2000 after almost 15 years of successful operations. The SVST has been replaced with the
Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope, which has twice as large aperture diameter.
In 2013, the institute was transferred from the
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to its current home with
Stockholm University.
External links
Institute for Solar Physics
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Stockholm University
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Astrophysics institutes