New Delhi, December 29, : , With many achievements, including a faster method for predicting space weather, the Indian Astronomical Observatory, (IAO), located in Hanle, near Leh, Ladakh, has been recognized as one of the most promising observator sites worldwide.Hanle Observatory, Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Astrophysics, has been a highly-respected and promising location due to its clear night skies, low light pollution, and background aerosol concentration.
Its achievements include: “A quicker method for predicting space weather was identified using a type of radio bursts observed with the global network solar radio telescopes called CALLISTO.This is a clue as to the mystery surrounding the abundance of Lithium on Earth, a trace element.
A galaxy active located at five billion light years away in an extremely bright state, with 10x more Xray emission than usual, could be used to study how particles react to intense gravity acceleration and speed of light.
A new algorithm has been created to increase accuracy in data from exoplanets, reduce contamination by Earth’s atmosphere, and disturbances caused by instrumental effects.
A release stated that “besides, we now know clues to how solar flares and coronal masses ejections occur in areas of the Sun with disturbed magnet fields.This can improve our predictions for solar weather.”
Researchers from India along with their collaborators conducted a study on the nighttime cloud coverage fraction at eight observatories high above the ground, three of which are located in India, earlier in the year.The data was compiled from observation and assimilation data over 41 years, along with data from 21 satellite years.
This study analyzed the quality of visible nights on a daily basis for various astronomical uses like photometry or spectroscopy.The Hanle IAO site had nearly 270 clear night per year.
It is also a new location for sub-millimetre and infrared optical astronomy.
IIA, Hanle had, in 2000, installed the Himalayan Chandra Telescope with a two-metre aperture after analyzing several years worth of data on various astronomical parameters.
A number of institutes across the country installed several telescopes at Hanle to observe the optical and infrared wavesbands.
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