Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Update about the road access to Mauna Loa Observatory (GONG/ML site)

Here is the road timeline (as of 28-Mar-2025):
1.  RFP released from DOT to the 2 down-selected and qualified vendors: Mid-April
2.  Bids back from 2 vendors (30-day deadline): Mid-May
3.  DOT proposal review and contract award (6 weeks internal at DOT): July 1st
4.  Period of performance (90 days) for road construction: July 1 to Oct 1 
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Camera Deployment

Next EVT camera deployment is planned for 19 May - 2 June 2025. Location - Teide Observatory, Tenerife. So far, camera were deployed at 4 GONG sites: GONG/BB, GONG/LE, GONG/CT, and GONG/UD.
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X-ray flare in a growing active region

Active region 14366 crossed East solar limb at about 18:00 UT on 29 January, 2026. The region was growing rapidly, and it was a location of ...

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