Facilities

Our observatories, on both the ground and in space, are state-of-the-art world-class facilities.  

• Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO)
• Owens Valley Solar Array (OVSA)
• Automated Geophysical Observatories (AGOs)
• South Pole Station, McMurdo Station
• Space Weather Research Laboratory

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Maintaining this level of operation requires significant resources and, on average, CSTR does ~$6-7 M dollars per year in external research expenditures.  

This work is performed by 5 tenure or tenure-track faculty, 3 Distinguished Research Professors, 9 Research Professors, 11 Research Scientists/Research Engineers, 3 Administrative Staff members, and ~20 graduate students.