Udaipur Solar Observatory Island (Udaipur)

India / Rajasthan / Udaipur
 university, island
The Island site in Lake Fatehsagar, Udaipur was selected for establishing a unique solar observatory due to the advantages of good “solar seeing”. The observatory is located in the lake to reduce image distortion which occurs when the Sun heats the ground, producing convection currents. The reduction of local convection currents along with the large number of cloudless skies make USO one of the best sites in the world for solar observations.This observatory filled a large longitudinal gap for solar observations from Europe to Japan.
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Coordinates:   24°36'16"N   73°40'26"E
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