Links

Some (mostly) solar physics links are below. For a much more comprehensive and interesting list, see Karel Shriver's solar sites.

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Instruments and Data

• SDO. Next-generation space-based solar observatory due to be launched in November 2009.
• SOHO. Information and data on the satellite and its instruments.
• GONG. Ground-based solar observing system composed of six instruments situated around the globe.
• TRACE. Satellite studying the solar chromosphere and corona.
• HINODE (SOLAR-B).
• Kepler. Satellite providing light curves for exoplanet detections and asteroseimology.

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Groups, Organizations, People

• UK Solar Physics
• Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
• HELAS. European Helio- and Asteroseismology Network
• Helioseismology Group at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
• Solar physics group at Stanford University
• Montana State University's solar physics group

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Journals

• ADS. Search for most papers in astronomy and astrophysics.
• The Astrophysical Journal.
• Living Reviews in Solar Physics. An open, online journal with nice review articles.
• Solar Physics.
• astro-ph/. Vast collection of preprints available in all fields of astronomy and astrophysics.
• Solar Physics e-Print Archive. Repository of preprints hosted at Montana State University.

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Conferences

For a complete list of solar meetings, see the SOHO meeting website. For a list of all international astronomy meetings, go to the CADC website.

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REU Programs in Solar Physics

Very useful programs for undergraduate students looking to work on current research projects at various institutions.

• Nation Solar Observatory REU
• Montana State University REU
• Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics REU