NAOC Headquarter

The National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) were officially founded in April 2001 through the bringing together of four Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) observatories, three CAS observing stations and one CAS research centre. The headquarter of NAOC locate in Beijing and takes responsibility for all matters relating to the former Beijing Astronomical Observatory. The four subordinate work units are: Yunnan Observatory, National Astronomical Observatories, CAS (YNAO, NAOC); Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology, National Astronomical Observatories, CAS (NIAOT, NAOC); Urumqi Observatory, National Astronomical Observatories, CAS (UAO, NAOC); Changchun Observatory, National Astronomical Observatories, CAS (CAO, NAOC). Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) and Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) still retain their independent institutional statuses under the CAS, whilst subject to the common academic and research policies coordinated by the NAOC.