Gran Telescopio Canarias, Spain. (Credit: Changguang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd)
Lovell Telescope, UK. (Credit: Changguang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd)
Mauna Kea Observatories, USA. (Credit: Changguang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd)
South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa. (Credit: Changguang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd)
Parkes Observatory, New South Wales, Australia. (Credit: Changguang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd)
Dubbed "China's cradle of modern astronomy", the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, is the first modern astronomy research institute to be established by Chinese scientists. In 1928, the Institute of Astronomy was set up, before changing ...
With its thin air and clear sky, Ngari Prefecture is an ideal place for astronomers to gaze into the universe. Chinese scientists are building a world-class observatory base at an altitude above 5,000 meters at Ngari, in the west of China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
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