Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network

The Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network (BiSON) consists of a network of six remote solar observatories monitoring low-degree solar oscillation modes. It is operated by the High Resolution Optical Spectroscopy group of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham, UK, in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University, UK. They are funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).

Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network
BiSON telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Atacama Region, Chile.
Alternative namesBiSON
OrganizationUniversity of Birmingham 
Telescope stylesolar telescope 
Websitebison.ph.bham.ac.uk
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The BiSON has been collecting data continuously on solar oscillations since 1976, making it the longest running helioseismology network with data covering three solar cycles.

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