A solar astronomer is a scientist who studies the sun. They observe and study the behavior, composition, and activity of the sun using telescopes and other instruments. Full definition
Solar astronomers need bigger instruments to discern, for example, minute changes in the sun's magnetic field. (sciencemag.org)
The telescope, named for the Los Angeles businessman who provided initial funding, was the masterwork of solar astronomer George Ellery Hale. (sciencenews.org)
The day before, Richard Carrington, a British brewer's son who rose to be the foremost solar astronomer of the time, had observed an extraordinary event. (discovermagazine.com)