Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network 5776193 205775940 2008-04-15T12:52:45Z 138.37.81.69 [[Image:BiSON_Network.jpg|325px|thumb|The Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network stations. The distribution in longitude allows for near-continuous observations of the Sun.]] The '''Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network''' ('''BiSON''') consists of a network of six remote solar observatories monitoring low-degree [[solar oscillation]] modes. It is operated by the High Resolution Optical [[Spectroscopy]] group of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the [[University of Birmingham]], [[UK]], in collaboration with [[Sheffield Hallam University]], [[UK]]. They are funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council ([[Science_and_Technology_Facilities_Council|STFC]]). BiSON operates automated resonant scattering spectrometers in astronomical domes or mirror fed systems. The current sites are: * [[Mount Wilson Observatory]], [[California]], [[USA]] * [[Las Campanas Observatory]], [[IV_Region_of_Coquimbo|Region IV]], [[Chile]] * [[Observatorio del Teide]], [[Tenerife]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Spain]] * [[South African Astronomical Observatory]], [[Sutherland,_South_Africa|Sutherland]], [[South Africa]] * [[OTC Earth Station Carnarvon]], [[Carnarvon,_Western_Australia|Carnarvon]], [[Western Australia|WA]], [[Australia]] * [[Paul Wild Observatory]], [[Narrabri]], [[New South Wales|NSW]], [[Australia]] The BiSON has been collecting data continuously on solar oscillations since 1976, making it the longest running [[helioseismology]] network with data covering three [[Solar_cycle|solar cycles]]. ==External links== * [http://bison.ph.bham.ac.uk BiSON homepage] [[Category:Astronomical observatories in California]] [[Category:Telescopes]] [[Category:Astronomical observatories in Chile]] [[Category:Astronomical observatories in Spain]] [[Category:Astronomical observatories in South Africa]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Western Australia]] [[Category:Astronomical observatories in Australia]]