National Large Solar Telescope

The National Large Solar Telescope (NLST) is a Gregorian multi-purpose open telescope, in Merak village (altitude ~ 4,200 m) on the southern shore of Pangong Lake in Ladakh in India, which aims to study the sun's microscopic structure. The Indian Institute of Astrophysics is the nodal agency for this project which collaborates with various other scientific bodies, such as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational-Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA).

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