Sheshan, the south-western suburb of Shanghai is home to several telescopes, optical ones and radio telescopes. The latest addition to the Sheshan telescope park is the 65-m radio telescope, named after the divine winged horse “Tianma” or: “Pegasus” - as it would be called according to the terminology of Greek Mythology. It was built within 4 years after project approval and from day one of operation it was involved in China’s lunar exploration missions as well as single-dish observations of radio spectral lines and pulsars and the European VLBI Network.

The latest issue of GoTaikonauts! newsletter, issue no 20 has a report on a tour to the historical observatory of West Sheshan Mountain and to the “Tianma” Sheshan 65-m radio telescope. Some photos can be found on our Facebook account.

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