Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (Kodaikanal)

India / Tamil Nadu / Kodaikanal
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The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory is an solar observatory owned and operated by Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It is located on the southern tip of the Palni Hills 4 km from Kodaikanal town, Dindigul district, Tamilnadu state, South India.

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.
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Coordinates:   10°13'54"N   77°27'51"E
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