China's first modern astronomical research institute, founded in 1934 on Purple Mountain outside Nanjing and long responsible for compiling the country's official astronomical calendar. It has since expanded into a national network with observing stations for optical, radio and near-Earth object research across China.
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LocationXuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China 1 Classification
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Source Purple Mountain Observatory (Wikipedia)
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1. Purple Mountain Observatory (Wikipedia)
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Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu
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Established in 1934
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Schmidt telescope equipped with a 4K × 4K CCD detector
In Group: Optical Observatories of Asia and the Middle East, Lead sentence
Purple Mountain Observatory, also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory, is a dual-use astronomical observatory operated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force (PLAASF).
Operated By: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Article text: operator
Purple Mountain Observatory, also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory, is a dual-use astronomical observatory operated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force (PLAASF).
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