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 The LAMOST telescope | |
| Named after | Guo Shoujing  |
|---|---|
| Part of | Xinglong Station |
| Location(s) | People's Republic of China |
| Coordinates | 40°23′45″N 117°34′33″E / 40.395761°N 117.575861°E |
| Altitude | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
| Wavelength | 370 nm (810 THz)–900 nm (330 THz) |
| Built | September 2001–October 2008 |
| Telescope style | optical telescope Schmidt camera |
| Diameter | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Secondary diameter | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Collecting area | 18.86 m2 (203.0 sq ft) |
| Focal length | 20 m (65 ft 7 in) |
  Location of LAMOST | |
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The Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), also known as the Guo Shoujing Telescope (Chinese: 郭守敬望远镜) after the 13th-century Chinese astronomer,[1] is a meridian reflecting Schmidt telescope, located in Xinglong Station, Hebei Province, China. Undertaken by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the telescope is planned to conduct a 5-year spectroscopic survey of 10 million Milky Way stars, as well as millions of galaxies. The project's budget is RMB 235 million yuan.
- ^ "郭守敬望远镜"冠名仪式在国家天文台兴隆观测站举行 (Guo Shoujing Telescope naming ceremony held at Xinglong Station, BAO) (in Chinese), National Astronomical Observatory of China (BAO), 2010-04-20.
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