Yunnan Astronomical Observatory (YAO; ) an institution of

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...

sits on the Phoenix Hill in the east suburbs of

Kunming Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II, Kunming was a Ch ...

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

. It is the only research observatory in the southwest of China. It is a state institution for

astronomy Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and their overall evolution. Objects of interest includ ...

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 Lijiang ( zh, s= ), formerly romanized as Likiang, is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China. It has an area of and had a population of 1,253,878 at the 2020 census whom 288,787 lived in the built-up area (metro) ...

2.4 m telescope *

Fuxian Lake Fuxian Lake () is a body of water in Yunnan Province, China. It stretches through Chengjiang, Jiangchuan and Huaning Counties, spanning an area of 212 square kilometers. It is the third-largest lake in Yunnan, after Dian Lake and Erhai Lake ...

1 m solar tower * ynao 1 m telescope * 40 m radio telescope

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Official websiteOfficial English websiteKunming Branch of CAS
{{Authority control Astronomical observatories in China Research institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Buildings and structures in Kunming 1938 establishments in China

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