Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO) is an
observatory located around 150 kilometres northeast of
Beijing
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, China. It was founded in 1958 and is part of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...
. The observatory comprises 5 observing stations. The principal observing site for optical and infrared is called Xinglong.
[http://www.astronomyca.com/b/beijing-astronomical-observatory.htm]
Facilities
Xinglong
The Xinglong observatory, situated at 960 metres above sea level, contains a 2.16-metre reflector telescope (China's largest), and a 1.26-m infrared telescope.
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The planned "LAMOST", or Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope will be located there.][
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Miyun
There is also a radio astronomy site at Miyun. It comprises 28 dishes, each 9 metres in diameter. It is used for survey astronomy and is called the Metre-Wave Aperture Synthesis Radio Telescope or "MSRT".[
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References
Astronomical observatories in China
Buildings and structures in Beijing
1958 establishments in China
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