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Big Bear Solar Observatory

Big Bear Solar Observatory is a university-based solar observatory in the United States. It is operated by New Jersey Institute of Technology. BBSO has a 1.6-meter clear-aperture Goode Solar Telescope, which has no obscuration in the optical train.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: observatory
  • Address: 40386 North Shore Lane, Big Bear City, 92314

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Big Bear Discovery Center and Cedar Lake.

Tourism office
is a regional visitor center and nature center, located in the Big Bear Valley of the , and within the , in San Bernardino County, southern California. is situated 1½ km east of Big Bear Solar Observatory.

Reservoir
is an artificial lake in the of that has appeared in dozens of Western films. It is the centerpiece of Camp, a private retreat center owned and operated by Camp, Inc, a non profit public benefit corporation. is situated 4 km southwest of Big Bear Solar Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fawnskin and Big Bear Lake.

Hamlet
Photo: Magi Media, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is located on the northwest side of Big Bear Valley, in the heart of the , at an altitude of 6,827 feet.

Photo: jcookfisher, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in the middle of the San Bernardino National Forest in in .

Town
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City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , United States along the east shore of and surrounded by the . is situated 7 km east of Big Bear Solar Observatory.

Big Bear Solar Observatory

Latitude
34.26184° or 34° 15′ 43″ north
Longitude
-116.92125° or 116° 55′ 17″ west
Elevation
2,057 metres (6,749 feet)
Inception
1970
Open location code
8565736H+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 324382355
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5328172
Wiki­data ID
Q858519
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Big Bear Solar Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大熊湖太陽天文台”
  • Dutch: “Big Bear Solar Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد بيج بير الشمسى”
  • French: “Big Bear Solar Observatory”
  • French: “observatoire solaire de Big Bear Lake”
  • French: “Observatoire solaire de big bear lake”
  • French: “Observatoire solaire de Big Bear Lake”
  • German: “Big Bear Solar Observatory”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה השמש ביג בר”
  • Italian: “Big Bear Solar Observatory”
  • Japanese: “ビッグ・ベア太陽観測所”
  • Luxembourgish: “Big Bear Solar Observatoire”
  • Russian: “Биг-Бэр солнечная обсерватория”
  • Russian: “Биг-Бэр”
  • Slovak: “Big Bear Solar Observatory”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn mặt trời Big Bear”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn Mặt Trời Big Bear”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Big Bear Solar Observatory”. Photo: Pgoode1943, CC BY-SA 4.0.