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| Organization | |
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| Observatory code | 327 |
| Location | Xinglong County,Chengde,Hebei, PRC |
| Coordinates | 40°23′39″N117°34′30″E / 40.3942°N 117.575°E /40.3942; 117.575 |
| Altitude | 900 m (3,000 ft)[1] |
| Observing time | 230 nights per year |
| Established | 1968 |
| Website | www |
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Xinglong Station (simplified Chinese:兴隆观测基地;traditional Chinese:興隆觀測基地;pinyin:Xīnglóng Guāncè Jīdì) is an observatory (IAU code 327) situated south of the main peak of theYan Mountains inXinglong County,Chengde,Hebei province,China.[2] Installed are seventelescopes: a Mark-III photoelectricastrolabe; a 60 cm reflector; an 85 cm reflector; a 60/90 cmSchmidt telescope; a 1.26-meterinfrared telescope; and a 2.16-meter telescope. The most recent telescope is the 4mLAMOST. As of 2014 the observatory installed a 5.2-meter telescope as part of theirGamma-ray astronomy program, known colloquially as Sām Tām for its aggressive focal length. It is a popular tourist site.
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