Solar Telescopes In Japan and the Solar Telescope Mailing List
The Sun is the nearest star to us. Solar observation is the first step in astronomical observations and is a significant component of astronomical educational. Solar telescopes are the instruments employed for observing the sun. Now, nearly fifty public observatories and museums have solar telescopes. In recent years, the facilities which observe the sun are monitoring not only white light but 11lso II-alpha light. As a result, people can easily see dynamic solar phenomena much as prominences and solar flares. Moreover, school teachers and astronomers li11vc applied to education, etc. Now, staff of public observatories and museums, 1w l1ool teachers and solar astronomers are on this mailing list. We would like to explain the significance of solar observations through this mailing list as the next solar maximum approache.