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Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO)

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/BBSO

Description

Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) is a university-based solar observatory in the United States. It is operated by New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). BBSO has a 1.6-meter (5.2 ft) clear-aperture Goode Solar Telescope (GST), which has no obscuration in the optical train. BBSO is located on the north side of Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains of southwestern San Bernardino County, California, approximately 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of downtown Los Angeles. The telescopes and instruments at the observatory are designed and employed specifically for studying the activities and phenomena of the Sun.

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Version:2.7.1

Observatory

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/BBSO
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO)
ReleaseDate
2026-07-20 16:22:36Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-03-19 00:00:00Z
Note
Initial SPASE 2.7.1 XML resource description submission, metadata submitted by Rebecca Ringuette
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-07-20 16:22:36Z
Note
Added HelioData InformationURL. JWL
Description

Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) is a university-based solar observatory in the United States. It is operated by New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). BBSO has a 1.6-meter (5.2 ft) clear-aperture Goode Solar Telescope (GST), which has no obscuration in the optical train. BBSO is located on the north side of Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains of southwestern San Bernardino County, California, approximately 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of downtown Los Angeles. The telescopes and instruments at the observatory are designed and employed specifically for studying the activities and phenomena of the Sun.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.InstrumentScientistspase://SMWG/Person/Taylor.Baildon
InformationURL
Name
BBSO Home Page
URL
InformationURL
Name
HelioData
URL
Description

The HelioData mission page provides an overview of the mission and more, such as all SPASE dataset records associated with it.

Location
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.Surface