Beijing Astronomical Observatory

Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO) is an observatory in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It was founded in 1958 and is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The observatory comprises 5 observing stations. The principal observing site for optical and infrared is Xinglong Station in Xinglong County, Chengde, Hebei Province, which is around 150 kilometres northeast of Beijing.

This article is about the post-Communist revolution observatory. For the Ming Dynasty to pre-World War II observatory that is no longer a functioning observatory, see Beijing Ancient Observatory. For the planetarium, see Beijing Planetarium. For the Chinese national observatory network headquartered in Beijing, see National Astronomical Observatory of China.
Beijing Astronomical Observatory
Alternative namesBAO
LocationChina
Coordinates40°23′44″N 117°34′33″E
Altitude960 m (3,150 ft)
Established1958 
Websiteenglish.nao.cas.cn
Telescopes
  • 0.85m Beijing astronomical observatory telescope
  • Shahe Station (Beijing Observatory)
  • Xinglong Station 
Location of Beijing Astronomical Observatory
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