Mauna Loa Solar Observatory (MLSO)
Mauna Loa Solar Observatory (MLSO) acquires unique observations of the Sun’s atmosphere to support NCAR’s goal to address critical gaps in understanding the Sun-Earth system and to provide observations to reduce damage and disruption from space weather hazards.
UPDATE (2026-06-18): We have hit a delay in restoring full power to MLSO. An inverter failure has pushed back the installation of the new solar array, and we now expect to be fully operational in July rather than June. A replacement inverter is on order and a temporary power solution is also being explored, which could allow UCoMP to come online sooner. We will share more as soon as we have an update. Stay tuned. (image shows the UCoMP instrument on the MLSO spar)
If you would like to receive prompt CME alerts from MLSO, send a request to mlso_data_requests@ucar.edu.
Latest Images
GONG H-alpha
The Mauna Loa Observatory GONG station is offline until power is completely restored, so the most recent GONG image from an open station is shown here.
