Udaipur Solar Observatory
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 Aerial view of the observatory in June 2022 | |
| Location | Udaipur, Udaipur district, Udaipur division, Rajasthan, India |
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| Coordinates | 24°36′16.52″N 73°40′27.08″E / 24.6045889°N 73.6741889°E |
| Established | 1976 |
| Website | www |
  Location of Udaipur Solar Observatory | |
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The Udaipur Solar Observatory (USO) is a solar observatory located in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India on an island in the Fateh Sagar Lake.[1] The sky conditions at Udaipur are quite favourable for solar observations. Since the observatory is situated amidst a large mass of water, air turbulence which occurs due to ground heating by sun's rays is decreased. This improves the image quality and accuracy (average between 1-2 arc seconds).[citation needed]
The observatory was built in 1976 by Dr. Arvind Bhatnagar[2] following the model of the Solar Observatory at Big Bear lake in Southern California. Later, he was joined by Dr. Ashok Ambastha in 1983 and subsequently by many others at different stages who have continued to contribute to the growth of this observatory.
