Sunspot Solar Observatory

Sunspot Solar Observatory
Sacramento Peak
Telescopes and other buildings at the Sunspot Solar Observatory
Established1947 (1947)
Research typebasic
Field of research
Solar Physics, Space Weather
Staff12
LocationHighway 6563, Sunspot, NM, 88349, USA, Sunspot, New Mexico, 88349, USA
32°47′18″N 105°49′10″W / 32.7882°N 105.8195°W / 32.7882; -105.8195
AffiliationsNew Mexico State University
Operating agency
AURA, NSF
Websitewww.sunspot.solar

The Sunspot Solar Observatory (SSO), also known as the Sacramento Peak Observatory, is an astronomical observatory designed for the study of the Sun. In February 2026, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced that the Sunspot Solar Observatory closed to the public indefinitely following the discovery of a mercury leak in the Dunn Solar Telescope.

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