Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

Shanghai Observatory, Xujiahui Station

Organization	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Location	Xujiahui, Shanghai
Coordinates
Website	www.shao.ac.cn

Shanghai Observatory, Sheshan Station

Organization	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Code	337
Location	Sheshan, Shanghai
Coordinates
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

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.

List of directors

• Li Heng (李珩) (1962−1981)
• Ye Shuhua (1981−1993)
• Zhao Junliang (赵君亮) (1993−2003)
• Liao Xinhao (廖新浩) (2003−2005, as executive vice director)
• Hong Xiaoyu (洪晓瑜) (2005−present, as executive vice director from 2005−2007)