Huairou Solar Observing Station
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The Huairou Solar Observing Station is a solar observatory
in China
. It is situated on a north bank of the Huairou Reservoir
, about 40km north of Beijing
. There are two telescopes. It is operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of China
, part of the Chinese Academy of Science.
Solar observatory
A solar observatory is an observatory that specializes in monitoring the Sun. As such, they usually have one or more solar telescopes.The Einstein Tower was a solar observatory in the Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam, Germany....
in China
China
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. It is situated on a north bank of the Huairou Reservoir
Huairou Reservoir
The Huairou Reservoir is a reservoir about 60km north of Beijing, China. It is the site of the Huairou Solar Observing Station.-References:...
, about 40km north of Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. There are two telescopes. It is operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of China
National Astronomical Observatory of China
The National Astronomy Observatory of China ' was founded on April 25, 2001 through the merging of four CAS observatories, three CAS observing stations and one CAS research centre...
, part of the Chinese Academy of Science.