Mauna Loa Solar Observatory
Mark-III K-coronameter

The Mark III K-Coronameter (MK3) is a 23 cm objective coronameter-polarimeter located on Mauna Loa, in Hawaii. It is used to observe the solar corona in polarized optical light.

The MK3 data are often compared with H-alpha data from the DPM and PICS instruments, Helium-I data from the CHIP instrument, Yohkoh xray data, and historically, the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) coronagraph data.

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Last revision: 18 October 2000 - A. Stanger