Beijing Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences (BAO)
# 15 Zhongguancun Beiyitiao
100080 Beijing
+86-10-64888701
+86-10-64888731
lqb@class1.bao.ac.cn
http://www.bao.ac.cn/

It is the major astronomical observatory of the PR of China.

The Beijing observatory is founded on 1279, under the Yuan dinasty. In 1958 the National Chinese Academy of Sciences has rebuild it in the actual Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO). The BAO is actually devoted in the astrophysical research on: sun, stars, galaxies and cosmology. Recently many quasars, active galactic nuclei, supernovae and asteroids have been found. The BAO has obtained very important results on studying: solar magnetic field, variable and unstable stars, stellar evolution and cosmology. Astronomers, engineers and technicians of BAO have won many national and international awares.

Actually BAO is engaged in the construction of the LAMOST (Large Multi-Object Spectroscopy Telescope) and participate to international project for the realization of Solar Spatial Telescope and of the one-square-kilometre-radiotelescope.

Projected with his staff towards XXI century, the BAO has one ICRA Network centre with special facilities in his new building.