On the morning of August 31 2005,research department for solar instrument was declared to be established.

   The department is composed of nine solar instrument experts while Prof.Mao Weijun was appointed as direcror of the department.

   The project underway by the department:

1):birefringent filter for “Solar Magnetic Active Research Telescope－SMART” to Kyoto University of Japan

2):all-disc magnetic field and chromosphere telescope

3):Multi-Wavelength Solar Telescope for Nanjing University

4):infrared birefringent filter for NJIT