Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

Shanghai Observatory, Xujiahui Station
Organization Chinese Academy of Sciences
Location Xujiahui, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Coordinates 31°11′25″N 121°25′46″E / 31.19028°N 121.42944°E / 31.19028; 121.42944Coordinates: 31°11′25″N 121°25′46″E / 31.19028°N 121.42944°E / 31.19028; 121.42944
Website www.shao.ac.cn
Shanghai Observatory, Xujiahui Station
Location in Shanghai
Shanghai Observatory, Sheshan Station
Organization Chinese Academy of Sciences
Observatory code 337
Location Sheshan, Songjiang District, Shanghai
Coordinates 31°05′57″N 121°11′58″E / 31.09917°N 121.19944°E / 31.09917; 121.19944
Altitude 100 m (330 ft)
Weather ~130 clear nights/year
Telescopes
Tian Ma 65-m radio telescope
Sheshan 25-m radio telescope
Unnamed 1.56-m Optical telescope
Unnamed 60-cm Laser telescope
Shanghai Observatory, Sheshan Station
Location in Shanghai

Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), is an astronomical observatory in Shanghai. 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 was involved with the Chang'e 1 moon mission as the VLBI array is used for position determinations. In October 2012 the Tian Ma 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]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ http://english.shao.cas.cn/ns/es/201210/t20121029_94117.html
  2. ↑ 历任台长. Shanghai Astronomical Observatory. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
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