Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO) is an observatoryinChaoyang District, Beijing, China. It was founded in 1958 and is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The observatory comprises 5 observing stations. The principal observing site for optical and infrared is Xinglong StationinXinglong County, Chengde, Hebei Province, which is around 150 kilometres northeast of Beijing.[1]
| Alternative names | BAO  |
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| Location | China |
| Coordinates | 40°23′44″N 117°34′33″E / 40.39561°N 117.57578°E / 40.39561; 117.57578 |
| Altitude | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
| Established | 1958 |
| Website | english |
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  Location of Beijing Astronomical Observatory | |
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.[1]
The planned "LAMOST", or Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope will be located there.[1]
There is also a radio astronomy site in Miyun District, Beijing. 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".[1]
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