Solar-B Instruments:
Solar Optical Telescope's
Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA)
Secondary Mirror
Primary Mirror
Zero-CTE Composite Structure
Collimator Lens Unit
Polarization Modulator (Lockheed Martin/HAO)
Tip-tilt Mirror
The Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) houses the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) and the Focal Flane Package,
which includes a spectro-polarimeter, a broadband filter instrument,
and a narrowband filter instrument.
Curator: Mitzi Adams
Education Content:
Dr. Sten Odenwald
NASA Official:
Dr. John M. Davis
Additional Assistance:
Natalie Hallmark
Last Updated:
July 26, 2007