Solar Activity and Atmosphere at Big Bear Solar Observatory

现在由新泽西理工学院运营的大熊太阳天文台（BBSO）继续对太阳物理进行观测。持续的活动集中在高分辨率观测和红外观测方面。新仪器的升级和安装使得对太阳磁场结构的了解取得了重大进展。研究人员期望结果也能扩大对颗粒、孔隙和太阳黑子（以及相关波）的精细结构，不同波长的光斑和太阳黑子的对比，以及耀斑产生区域磁结构的演变的理解。定量的天气观测准确地监测了第23周期的上升阶段，为预测耀斑和长丝喷发提供了工具。总之，BBSO有助于理解耀斑机制、小尺度磁对流和太阳大气的三维结构，这些都是空间天气的关键因素。

The Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO), now being operated by the New Jersey Institute of Technology, continues observations in solar physics. The continuing activities focus on aspects of both high resolution observations and infrared observations. Upgrades and installation of new instruments enable significant advances in understanding of the Sun's magnetic structures. Investigators expect results to also broaden understanding of the fine structure of granules, pores and sunspots (and associated waves), the contrast of faculae and sunspots at various wavelengths, and the evolution of magnetic structures in flare producing regions. Quantitative synoptic observations accurately monitor the rising phase of Cycle 23, providing tools for predicting flares and filament eruptions. In all, the BBSO contributes to understanding flare mechanism, small-scale magneto-convection, and the three-dimensional structure of the solar atmosphere, all crucial causal factors in space weather.