虚拟太阳天文台及其发展

伴随着太阳物理研究的深入、观测仪器的发展、观测数据的积累,促使人们去思考这样一个问题:如何使研究者能够方便地检索、分析和使用在不同时间、不同地点、不同波段上观测得到的大量与太阳有关的数据,从而能探索更多悬而未决的科学谜题。这就是虚拟太阳天文台(VSO)项目被提出后得到有关天文台、研究所和大学积极响应并迅速投入运作的原因所在。介绍了虚拟太阳天文台的由来、作用、采用的技术和发展状况等。

The Virtual Solar Observatory and its Development

With going deep into research of solar physics, development of observational instruments and accumulation of observational data, it urges people to think such things: using data which is observed in different times, places and bands to seek answers of a plenty of scientific problems which are hang in doubt. In the meanwhile, researcher can easily search, analyze and use data. That is why the project of the virtual solar observatory (VSO) gained active replies and operations from observatories, institutes and universities in the world. In this article, the origins, function, adopted technique and the current status on the virtual solar observatory are introduced.