Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

Shanghai Observatory, Xujiahui Station
Organization	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Location	Xujiahui, 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
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Shanghai Observatory, Sheshan Station

Organization

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Code

337

Location

Sheshan, Shanghai

Coordinates

31°05′57″N 121°11′58″E / 31.09917°N 121.19944°E

Altitude

100 m (330 ft)

Weather

~130 clear nights/year

Telescopes

Unnamed	65-m radio telescope
Unnamed	25-m radio telescope
Unnamed	1.56-m Optical telescope
Unnamed	60-cm Laser telescope

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Unnamed	65-m radio telescope
Unnamed	25-m radio telescope
Unnamed	1.56-m Optical telescope
Unnamed	60-cm Laser telescope

Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), is an astronomical observatory in Shanghai, China. 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 is involved with the Chang'e 1 moon mission as the VLBI array is used for position determinations. In October 2012 a 65-meter radio telescope was completed for SHAO. It is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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