The Institute

The Institute for Solar Physics was first established as The Research Station for Astrophysics in 1951 on the island of Capri, Italy, by the late professor Yngve Öhman. Around 1980 the station moved to La Palma in the Canary Islands. Reconstruction was made possible by large donations from Mrs. Margareta Dahlberg and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The new station is situated within the Spanish-International Observatory on the Roque de los Muchachos. It soon became obvious that the superior astronomical climate on La Palma called for a first-class solar telescope. The 47.5-cm Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope, SVST, was erected in 1985.

The SVST was removed from the tower on 28 August 2000 after almost 15 years of successful operations. It will get a new life at Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, CA, US.  The SVST has been replaced with the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope, which has twice as large aperture.

The Institute for Solar Physics is operated as an independent institute, under the auspices of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, but is associated with Stockholm University through Stockholm Observatory. We are participating in the European Solar Magnetometry Network.

Staff

In Stockholm

Mail address: AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
Fax: +46-8-5537 8520

In La Palma

Mail address: Grupo Sueco del Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, Apartado 66, ES-38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canarias, Spain.
Phone: +34-922 405 590 Fax: +34-922 405 592

Former staff

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