Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope
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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 It was removed on 28 August 2000, and has been superseded by the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope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-assembly by its current owner, the Chabot Space and Science Center
in Oakland California, USA.
La Palma
La Palma is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands...
in the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
. It was removed on 28 August 2000, and has been superseded by the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope
Swedish Solar Telescope
The Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope is a refracting solar telescope at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma in the Canary Islands. It is run by the Institute for Solar Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The primary element is a single fused silica lens, making it the second...
.
The Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope awaits re-assembly by its current owner, the Chabot Space and Science Center
Chabot Space and Science Center
Chabot Space and Science Center, located in Oakland, California, is a hands-on center featuring interactive exhibits, a digital planetarium, a large screen theater, hands-on activities and three powerful telescopes....
in Oakland California, USA.