![]() Kodaikanal Solar Observatory | |||||||||||
Alternative names | Kodaikanal Observatory | ||||||||||
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Organization | Indian Institute of Astrophysics | ||||||||||
Location | Kodaikanal, India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 10°13′56″N 77°27′53″E / 10.23222°N 77.46472°E | ||||||||||
Altitude | 2,343 meters (7,687 ft) | ||||||||||
Established | Year 1895 (British – East India Company) | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory is a solar observatory owned and operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It is on the southern tip of the Palani Hills 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Kodaikanal.
The Evershed effect was first detected at this observatory in January 1909. Solar data collected by the lab is the oldest continuous series of its kind in India. Precise observations of the equatorial electrojet are made here due to the unique geography of Kodaikanal.
Ionospheric soundings, geomagnetic, F region vertical drift and surface observations are made here regularly. Summaries of the data obtained are sent to national (India Meteorological Department) and global (World Meteorological Organization, Global Atmosphere Watch) data centers.[1]
They have a full-time staff of two scientists and three technicians.