Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network
Network of six solar observatories
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BiSON has been collecting data continuously on solar oscillations since 1976, making it the longest running helioseismology network with data covering three solar cycles.
Team
Academic staff
- Professor Yvonne Elsworth (Head of project)
- Professor Bill Chaplin
Research staff
- Anne-Marie Broomhall — Helioseismology
- Andrea Miglio
- Steven Hale
Technical staff
- Mr Ian Barnes — Electronics
- Mr Barry Jackson — Mechanics
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Remote observatories
BiSON operates automated resonant scattering spectrometers in astronomical domes or mirror fed systems. The network was established in 1976 with two permanent stations; the addition of several more sites culminated with the addition of a sixth in 1992. The current sites are:
- Mount Wilson Observatory, California, USA
- Las Campanas Observatory, Region IV, Chile
- Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
- South African Astronomical Observatory, Sutherland, South Africa
- OTC Earth Station Carnarvon, Carnarvon, WA, Australia
- Paul Wild Observatory, Narrabri, NSW, Australia
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