Sheshan Observatory

Sheshan Observatory

Sheshan Observatory is located on the top of the Western Sheshan mountain. Its predecessor is the European style Sheshan Observatory built by the French Catholic Church of Jesus in 1900. It covers an area of more than 8000 square meters. It was equipped with the 40cm binocular refracting telescope "the first in the Far East" at that time, and has taken more than 7000 precious astronomical photos in the past century.

Sheshan work station actively carries out popular science education, and has been named as "Shanghai Youth Science and technology education base", "National Youth Science and technology education base" and "Shanghai patriotism education base".

In 2013, it was listed in the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

In September 2016, it was selected into the list of the first batch of Chinese architectural heritage in the 20th century.

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Basic introduction

Sheshan Observatory is the Sheshan station of Shanghai Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In 2004, with the support of the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, the Shanghai Astronomical Museum, the first professional Astronomical Museum in China, was built at Sheshan station of Shanghai Astronomical Observatory based on the centenary observatory. The museum consists of two pavilions: "time and human beings" and "astronomical exchange between China and foreign countries". The former shows the basic concept of time, the relationship between time and human society and life, and the contribution of Shanghai Observatory to time work in China. The latter is divided into exhibition areas such as "celestial exchange", "meridian time measurement", "far mirror vicissitudes", "century old mirror" and "heavenly Book treasure house". It displays the development history of modern astronomical science in China, especially in Shanghai, with rich cultural relics and historical materials, and intersperses with relevant astronomical knowledge.

The Sheshan station of Shanghai Observatory also regularly carries out astronomical science popularization and observation activities, and provides roving exhibitions and lectures of astronomical knowledge for primary and secondary school students and communities, so as to spread astronomical knowledge and carry forward scientific spirit.

Historical evolution

Sheshan Observatory, founded in 1900 by French missionaries, is the earliest modern Observatory in China and one of the astronomical research centers in China. Its astronomical telescope is the earliest one in China, which has accumulated a lot of valuable astronomical data for our country. In recent years, another astronomical observatory has been built in the west head of Sheshan Catholic Church, which is equipped with an optical astronomical telescope with a diameter of 164 cm. There are also two laser telescopes, radio telescopes, optical refraction telescopes with a diameter of 156 cm and other advanced instruments and equipment in the observatory. The armillary sphere. The two sundials are made of stainless steel and white marble respectively. They can measure the hours of the day and the solar terms in spring, summer, autumn and winter according to the shadow line of the sun. They are the latest sundials in China. Since the founding of the people's Republic of China, Sheshan Observatory has made 27 national scientific research achievements in celestial body operation and orbit determination by man-made satellites. It is the unit that China participates in the international joint measurement of earth rotation by using new technologies.

Hardware facilities

telescope

Shanghai 65m radio telescope will become a main observation equipment in many disciplines such as radio astronomy, geodynamics and Space Science in China and even in the world. It will also make great contributions to the application of Chang'e lunar exploration project, Mars exploration and other deep space exploration projects in China. The first wave bands put into operation will carry out the orbit tracking task of "escort" for the second phase of the lunar exploration project. Our news (reporter Dong Chunlei) a world-class "expert" who explores the mysteries of the universe is officially "Changcheng" in Shanghai today. Whether the sky is pure or not, this large radio telescope, the largest in Asia and the fourth largest in the world in overall performance, can "listen" to the radio signals from various celestial bodies in the deep universe, and then carry out measurement and research.

On the morning of October 28, 2012, the ceremony for the completion of the Shanghai 65m radio telescope and the celebration of the 50th and 140th anniversary of the founding of the Shanghai Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences were held at the site of the 65m radio telescope in Sheshan, Songjiang.

Yu Zhengsheng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Shanghai municipal Party committee, Han Zheng, deputy secretary of the Shanghai municipal Party committee and mayor, and Bai Chunli, President and Secretary of the Party group of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, sent congratulatory letters.

Lu Yongxiang and Chen Zhili, vice chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Liu yungeng, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, and Feng Guoqin, chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, sent congratulatory messages.

Yin yicui, deputy secretary of Shanghai municipal Party committee, Shen Xiaoming, vice mayor of Shanghai, Jiang mianheng, President of Shanghai Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhang Jie, President of Shanghai Jiaotong University, and fan Youshan, Secretary of the Party group of China Electronics Technology Corporation, attended the ceremony.

The Shanghai 65m radio telescope is a major cooperative project jointly initiated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Shanghai Municipal People's government at the end of October 2008. It is a large-scale, all-round movable radio telescope with multiple scientific uses and jointly funded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Shanghai Municipal People's government and China's lunar exploration project. It is operated by the Shanghai Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Radio telescope system

The construction of large radio telescope system is the embodiment of a country's scientific and technological strength. The aperture of the radio telescope is 65 meters, the height is 70 meters, the weight is about 2700 tons, and the main reflector area is 3780 square meters, which is equivalent to nine standard basketball courts. It can rotate in both azimuth and pitch directions and point to the celestial bodies and spacecraft to be observed with high accuracy.

Traffic information

Public transportation: Tourism Line 1, South Shexian line, Shanghai CHENXIAN line, Gongshe line, Tianmei line, West Shexian line, Shangshe line, Songjiang 92 Road, Songjiang 33 road

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Although it is a National Observatory, the open programs are mainly to popularize astronomical knowledge, and there are still two telescopes available.

festival activities

From the middle of June to the end of July 2015, four "tianzhiwen" star sky summer camp activities were held. The main contents of the activity are: Astronomical art exhibition, aftertaste of the dream of the starry sky. Through the unique artistic expression techniques and personalized graphic language, it creates a special situation in its heart; tianzhiwen summer camp can use astronomical telescope to observe the stars and experience the wonderful night at the observatory.

Address: West Sheshan, Sheshan Town, Songjiang District, Shanghai, China

Longitude: 121.19015049481

Latitude: 31.096658444213

Tel: 021-57651723; 021-576

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