Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
Organization | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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Location | Xujiahui, Shanghai |
Coordinates | 31°11′25″N 121°25′46″E / 31.19028°N 121.42944°ECoordinates: 31°11′25″N 121°25′46″E / 31.19028°N 121.42944°E |
Website |
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Location of Shanghai Observatory, Xujiahui Station | |
Organization | Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||||||||
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Observatory code | 337 | ||||||||
Location | Sheshan, Shanghai | ||||||||
Coordinates | 31°05′57″N 121°11′58″E / 31.09917°N 121.19944°E | ||||||||
Altitude | 100 m (330 ft) | ||||||||
Weather | ~130 clear nights/year | ||||||||
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Location of Shanghai Observatory, Sheshan Station | |||||||||
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), is an astronomical observatory in Shanghai, China. It has a long history of astrometry, and also operates the Sheshan 25-m radio telescope as part of the Chinese VLBI array and the EVN. It was formed in 1962 from the merger of the Xujiahui (originally spelt Ziikawei) and Sheshan (Zose) observatories in Shanghai. It is involved with the Chang'e 1 moon mission as the VLBI array is used for position determinations. In October 2012 a 65-meter radio telescope was completed for SHAO.[1] It is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
List of directors
- Li Heng (李珩) (1962−1981)
- Ye Shuhua (1981−1993)
- Zhao Junliang (赵君亮) (1993−2003)
- Liao Xinhao (廖新浩) (2003−2005, as executive vice director)
- Hong Xiaoyu (洪晓瑜) (2005−present, as executive vice director from 2005−2007)[2]
References
- ↑ http://english.shao.cas.cn/ns/es/201210/t20121029_94117.html
- ↑ 历任台长. Shanghai Astronomical Observatory. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
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