Harestua Solar Observatory
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Harestua Solar Observatory is a solar
observatory
near Harestua
in the municipality of Lunner
, Oppland
, Norway
.
It was used for solar research purposes from 1954 to 1986, and was subordinated the University of Oslo
. From 1987 it was used for public courses, eventually run by astronomer Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard
.
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
observatory
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
near Harestua
Harestua
Harestua is a small town in the south of Lunner, Oppland county, Norway. It has approximately 2500 inhabitants , and serves as a commuter town to the capital Oslo. It is served by two railway station on the Gjøvik Line: Harestua Station and Furumo Station. Harestua maintains 6 neighbourhoods;...
in the municipality of Lunner
Lunner
Lunner is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hadeland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Roa...
, Oppland
Oppland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
It was used for solar research purposes from 1954 to 1986, and was subordinated the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. From 1987 it was used for public courses, eventually run by astronomer Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard
Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard
Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard is a Norwegian astronomer formerly employed as a media contact at the University of Oslo's Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics...
.