The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) was officially founded in April 2001 through the merger of four observatories, three observing stations and one research center, all under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
NAOC is headquartered in Beijing and has four subordinate units across the country: the Yunnan Observatory (YNAO), the Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology (NIAOT), the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) and the Changchun Observatory.
National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) was founded in April 2001 through the merger of four observatories, three observing stations and one research center, all of which are public institutions associated with Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). NAOC is headquartered in Beijing and there are four subordinate institutes distributed across the country including: Yunnan Observatories, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology (NIAOT), Urumqi Observatory (which is now called Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory or XAO) and Changchun Observatory.
NAOC hosts the Center for Astronomical Mega-Science of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAMS), which is a new initiative to establish a mechanism for reaching consensus in the construction of major facilities, operations and technology developments among CAS core observatories, including NAOC, Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) and Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO).
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