DESCRIPTION:
This is the official data repository for the Sunspot
Solar Observatory Consortium (SSOC). Here you will find
raw and reduced data products taken by the various
instruments in use at the Dunn Solar Telescope in
Sunspot, NM.


THE PROJECT:
The SSOC is a partnership between New Mexico State,
University, California State University, Northridge,
and the University of Colorado, Boulder to operate the Dunn
Solar Telescope located at Sunspot New Mexico. Additional
funds are provided by the National Science Foundation, the
State of New Mexico, and the National Solar Observatory.

Sunspot Solar Observatory is run in four synoptic modes:

* Chromospheric Magnetism and Quiet Sun Dynamic Processes
* Filament Magnetic fields
* Prominence Dynamics
* Solar Flare Watch


CONTACT:
Please don't hesitate to contact us.

* For data-related support:
  
  Synoptic Data Scientist
  
* For science operations related queries: 
  Dr Juie Shetye 
  Assistant Profesor
  jshetye@nmsu.edu 

* For data related queries:
  Dr Sean Sellers
  Support Astronomer
  sellers@nmsu.edu

* For magnetic field inversion support:
  Shuo Wang
  Postdoctoral Researcher
  shuowang@nmsu.edu

* For other support:
  Professor R.T. James McAteer
  Director
  mcateer@nmsu.edu


CONTRIBUTIONS:
The Sunspot Solar Observatory Consortium would like to
thank the following people for providing support for 
instrumentation, reduction software, and other consultation:

* Valentin Martinez Pillet, NSO.
* Christian Beck, NSO.
* Frank Hill, NSO.
* Serena Criscuoli, NSO.
* David Jess, Queens University Belfast
* Doug Gilliam, NSO
.....and many more!


HOW TO USE THIS REPOSITORY:
Data are downloaded via a web browser or by using your
favorite command line download tool, such as wget.

* Directory structure:
  Data are organized by observing day using the following
  directory tree structure:

  /YYYY/MM/DD/

  where YYYY is the four-digit observing year, MM is the
  two-digit month, and DD the day of the month the
  observations were made. Example: the directory
  /2018/03/02 contains raw and reduced data from March 2,
  2018.

* Within each observing day users will find a directory
  containing the observer logs, a level0 (raw) data
  directory, and a level1 (reduced, science) directory.

* The level0 subdirectories are defined in the following
  list. DD is the two-digit day of month, mmm is the
  three-character lowercase alphabetic month abbreviation,
  and YYYY is the four-digit year. Example: 02mar2018 is
  translated to March 2, 2018.

  DDmmmYYYY_3500 -- ROSA, 350.0 nm channel.
  DDmmmYYYY_4170 -- ROSA, 417.0 nm channel.
  DDmmmYYYY_cak -- ROSA, CaII K channel.
  DDmmmYYYY_firs -- FIRS 1083 nm.
  DDmmmYYYY_firs_slitjaw -- FIRS slitjaw imager.
  DDmmmYYYY_gband -- ROSA, G-band channel.
  DDmmmYYYY_ibis -- IBIS narrowband imaging, spectroscopic.
  DDmmmYYYY_spinor_flir_5876 -- SPINOR FLIR.
  DDmmmYYYY_spinor_sarnoff_8542 -- SPINOR 8542 nm.
  DDmmmYYYY_spinor_slitjaw -- SPINOR slitjaw imager.
  DDmmmYYYY_whitelight -- IBIS broadband imaging.
  DDmmmYYYY_zyla -- ROSA, H-alpha channel.

* The level1 (reduced) data are placed in the following
  directories:

  firs -- FIRS, 1083 nm.
  ibis -- IBIS, narrowband/broadband, spectroscopic.
  spinor -- SPINOR, 854.2 nm.
  rosa -- ROSA, 350 nm, 417 nm, CaII K, G-band, and H-alpha.