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; 121.42944
Website| www.shao.ac.cn

Shanghai Observatory, Xujiahui Station

Location in Shanghai

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Shanghai Observatory, Sheshan StationOrganization| Chinese Academy of Sciences

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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

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Sheshan| 25-m radio telescope
Unnamed| 1.56-m Optical telescope
Unnamed| 60-cm Laser telescope

Shanghai Observatory, Sheshan Station

Location in Shanghai

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Tianma 65-meter Radio Telescope

Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), is an astronomical observatory in Shanghai. It has a long history of astrometry and also operates the 25-meter (82 ft) Sheshan radio telescope as part of the Chinese VLBI array and the European VLBI Network (EVN).

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 List of directors
* 3 See also
* 4 Notes and references

## History

It was formed in 1962 from the merger of the Xujiahui (also romanized as "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 (213 ft) radio telescope was completed for SHAO.[1] It is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

## List of directors

* Li Heng (李珩) (1962 − Cultural Revolution)
* Ye Shuhua (1978−1979)
* Li Heng (1979–1981)
* 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) (2005−2017, as executive vice director until 2007)
* Shen Zhiqiang (沈志强; 2017–present)[2]

## See also

* Sheshan Observatory
* List of astronomical observatories

## Notes and references

1. ↑ "Shanghai 65-Meter Radio Telescope Sees the First Light
-Shanghai Astronomical Observatory,Chinese Academy of Sciences". http://english.shao.cas.cn/ns/es/201210/t20121029_94117.html.
2. ↑ "Error: no `|title=` specified when using {{Cite web}}". Shanghai Astronomical Observatory. http://www.shao.cas.cn/gkjj/lrld/. Retrieved 2018-12-10.Error:+no+`|title=`+specified when+using+{{[[Template:Cite+web|Cite+web]]}}&rft.atitle=&rft.pub=Shanghai+Astronomical+Observatory&rft_id=http://www.shao.cas.cn/gkjj/lrld/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikibooks.org:Astronomy:Shanghai_Astronomical_Observatory">

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