Yunnan Astronomical Observatory

Location of Yunnan Astronomical Observatory

Yunnan Astronomical Observatory (YAO; Chinese: 云南天文台) an institution of Chinese Academy of Sciences sits on the Phoenix Hill in the east suburbs of Kunming, Yunnan, China. It is the only research observatory in the southwest of China. It is a state institution for astronomy research and public science education. There are 8 research groups and 2 observing stations in YAO.

It was founded during the Japanese invasion of China by astronomers from the Beijing Astronomical Observatory and the Purple Mountain Observatory evacuated from their home towns.

Groups:

• Solar physics
• Stellar physics
• Stellar population
• Extragalactic physics
• AGN jets
• Binary Population Synthesis
• High-energy astrophysics
• Astrodynamics & astrometry
• Southern Observing Station

Facilities:

• Lijiang 2.4 m telescope
• Fuxian Lake 1 m solar tower
• ynao 1 m telescope
• 40 m radio telescope

See also

• National Astronomical Observatory of China
• List of observatory codes
• List of astronomical observatories around the world

External links

• Media related to Yunnan Astronomical Observatory at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Official English website
• Kunming Branch of CAS
• SLR Global Performance Report Card

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Research institutes of Kunming Branch, CAS

Category

• Kunming Institute of Botany
• Kunming Institute of Zoology
• Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
• Institute of Geochemistry
• Yunnan Astronomical Observatory

See also: Universities in Yunnan