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The institute was founded in 1943 as [[Frauenhofer Institute]] by [[Karl-Otto_Kiepenheuer]]. Kiepeheuer was director of the institute from 1943 till his death in 1975. The institute was renamed to Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics to honour the founder of the institute and to make it possible for the Frauenhofer Society to call their institutes Frauenhofer Institutes. Both institutions were named independently after the physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer and had no connection besides the name. |
The institute was founded in 1943 as [[Frauenhofer Institute]] by [[Karl-Otto_Kiepenheuer]]. Kiepeheuer was director of the institute from 1943 till his death in 1975. The institute was renamed to Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics to honour the founder of the institute and to make it possible for the Frauenhofer Society to call their institutes Frauenhofer Institutes. Both institutions were named independently after the physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer and had no connection besides the name. |
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The solar observatory at the island of Capri, Italy was founded in 1954. The Coudé refractor was operational in 1966 and from that point on the solar telescope on the Schauinsland was used only for testing equipment. For several years the Capri observatory with it's doomless telescope provided the institute observation time. <ref>{{cite book | isbn = 9780521483933| url = http://books.google.de/books?id=p282ijnF3C0C&pg=PA162 | title = Unusual Telescopes | first = Peter L. | last = Manly | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 1995 | page = 162}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1023/A:1026160915011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1016/0273-1177%2891%2990374-S}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1007/BF00150314}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title = The Domeless Solar Refractor of Capri Observatory | last = Kiepenheuer | first = K. O. | journal =Sky and Telescope | volume = 31 | page = 256 | url = http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1964MitAG..17..151./0000153.000.html}}</ref> |
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In the early 1970s the instituted searched for a place to establish a European solar observatory. Karl-Otto_Kiepenheuer was actively involved in the search for the best place.<ref name="Nach">{{cite journal|title= Nachrufe: Karl-Otto Kiepenheuer| last = Mattig|first = W.|volume = 38|year=1976| pages=11–13|url= http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1976MitAG..38...11M/0000011.000.html|journal = Mitteilungen der Astronomischen Gesellschaft |bibcode= 1976MitAG..38...11M}}</ref> The finally the Spanish island Tenerife was chosen due to optimal seeing conditions generated by the dry weather combined with the stable atmosphere layers. In 1989 the [[Vacuum Tower Telescope]] became operational in 1989 and with a mirror of of 70 cm diameter and the installation of adaptive optics it is one of the <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ing.iac.es/opticon/view_telescopes.php?telescope=5 | title = .}}</ref> The out post in Capri was closed down after the solar observatory at the Teide Observatory became operational.<ref>{{cite book | isbn = 9783527319107| url =http://books.google.de/books?id=MefAVcU0i8QC&pg=PA161| chapters = Solar telescopes | title = Status and Prospects of Astronomy in Germany 2003-2016: Memorandum | first = Günther | last = Hasinger | publisher = Wiley-VCH | year = 2008 | page = 161}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:50, 27 April 2010
The Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics (abbreviation: KIS; German: Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik) is a research institute located in Freiburg, Germany. Its research focuses on the exploration of the sun and heliosphere. The institute operates one solar telescope on the Schauinsland mountain near Freiburg and cooperates with other institutes in the operation of some solar telescopes at the Teide Observatory in Tenerife, Spain.
History
The institute was founded in 1943 as Frauenhofer Institute by Karl-Otto_Kiepenheuer. Kiepeheuer was director of the institute from 1943 till his death in 1975. The institute was renamed to Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics to honour the founder of the institute and to make it possible for the Frauenhofer Society to call their institutes Frauenhofer Institutes. Both institutions were named independently after the physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer and had no connection besides the name.
Outposts
The solar observatory at the island of Capri, Italy was founded in 1954. The Coudé refractor was operational in 1966 and from that point on the solar telescope on the Schauinsland was used only for testing equipment. For several years the Capri observatory with it's doomless telescope provided the institute observation time. [1][2][3][4][5]
In the early 1970s the instituted searched for a place to establish a European solar observatory. Karl-Otto_Kiepenheuer was actively involved in the search for the best place.[6] The finally the Spanish island Tenerife was chosen due to optimal seeing conditions generated by the dry weather combined with the stable atmosphere layers. In 1989 the Vacuum Tower Telescope became operational in 1989 and with a mirror of of 70 cm diameter and the installation of adaptive optics it is one of the [7] The out post in Capri was closed down after the solar observatory at the Teide Observatory became operational.[8]
References
- ^ Manly, Peter L. (1995). Unusual Telescopes. Cambridge University Press. p. 162. ISBN 9780521483933.
- ^ . doi:10.1023/A:1026160915011.
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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Kiepenheuer, K. O. "The Domeless Solar Refractor of Capri Observatory". Sky and Telescope. 31: 256.
- ^ Mattig, W. (1976). "Nachrufe: Karl-Otto Kiepenheuer". Mitteilungen der Astronomischen Gesellschaft. 38: 11–13. Bibcode:1976MitAG..38...11M.
- ^ http://www.ing.iac.es/opticon/view_telescopes.php?telescope=5.
{{cite web}}:|url=missing title (help) - ^ Hasinger, Günther (2008). Status and Prospects of Astronomy in Germany 2003-2016: Memorandum. Wiley-VCH. p. 161. ISBN 9783527319107.
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