sheshan Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) [Shanghai]

Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) is an institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

The observatory's main research activities fall into four divisions: astro-geodynamics, astrophysics, very-long-baseline-interferometry (VLBI), and the technical laboratories.

Its observing facilities include a 25m radio telescope used for VLBI, a 1.56m optical telescope, and a 60cm satellite laser-ranging system (SLR). There are also three technical laboratories, researching hydrogen atomic clocks, VLBI techniques, and optical astronomy.

SHAO is responsible for the VLBI and SLR networks of the National Astronomical Observatory of China (NAOC). It also hosts the central office of the Asia-Pacific Space Geodynamics Program (APSG), as well as a partner group of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA).

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80 Nandan Road, Shanghai 200030, China
Tel: +86-21-64386191
E-mail:shao@shao.ac.cn