Hanggao Astronomical Observatory (Chinese: 杭高天文台, abbreviated HGAO, or HGOB in the past), is an amateur astronomy organization in Hangzhou, China. It was founded in 2001 on the basis of the amateur astronomy group of Hangzhou High School.
Hanggao Astronomical Observatory has organized members to participate in the "Expedition of Solar Eclipse" in Gongpoquan, Gansun in August 2008, and has also made several observations, such as the transit of Venus on 8 June 2004 and the solar eclipse on 22 July 2009. It is a famous students' amateur astronomy organization in China.
Observatories and stations
Headquarters: Located in Hangzhou High School, Hangzhou, China. The record of sunspots and the observation of chromosphere (H-Alpha) are mainly done there. Station Code HGHG.
Tianhuangping Observation Base: Located in Anji County, Zhejiang, China. Movable-equipment-based optical observations are mainly performed there. Station Code HGTHP.
Remote Experimental Telescope (RET): Located in Tianhuangping Observation Base，28 cm of aperture.
Qianjiang Observatory/Planetarium (under planning): Located in Hangzhou High School's new campus near Qiantang River. A 1-meter radio telescope and a space theatre are planned to be constructed there.
Hangzhou-Aksu Cooperative Observatory: Located in No.3 High School of Aksu，Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 28 cm of aperture. Station Code HGXnR.
September 2002 – Now: Hu Jingyao (胡景耀), former leading scientist of Xinglong Station, National Astronomical Observatory of China
September 2002 – Now: Lin Lan (林岚), senior geography (astronomy) teacher of Hangzhou High School.
September 2011 – Now: Chu Wangwei (储王伟), teacher of Hangzhou High School.
Zhao Jin, third prize of the 1st APAO, Irkutsk, Russia, December 4–11, 2005
Yu Di, second prize of the 1st APAO, Irkutsk, Russia, December 4–11, 2005
Yu Di, prize for the best observeation, the 1st APAO, Irkutsk, Russia, December 4–11, 2005
Yang Yi, second prize of the 2nd APAO, Vladivostok, Russia, November 4–11, 2006
Yang Yi, third prize of the 12th IAO, Crimea, Ukraine, September 29 - October 8, 2007
Yang Yi, prize for the best observation, the 12th IAO, Crimea, Ukraine, September 29 - October 8, 2007
Feng Yixiao, third prize of the 2nd IOAA, Bandung, Indonesia, August 17–28, 2008
Zhu Fengyuan, second prize of the 5th APAO, Gwangju, South Korea, October 7–14, 2009
Du Jingshan, third prize of the 5th APAO, Gwangju, South Korea, October 7–14, 2009
Cao Dan, third prize of the 5th APAO, Gwangju, South Korea, October 7–14, 2009
Cao Dan, prize for the best observation, the 5th APAO, Gwangju, South Korea, October 7–14, 2009
Li Xinhui, first prize of the 14th IAO, Hangzhou, China, November 8–16, 2009
Yu Wenxuan, second prize of the 4th IOAA, Beijing, China, September 13–20, 2010
Qian Jingyu, second prize of the 6th APAO, Tolikara, Indonesia, November–December, 2010
Qian Jingyu, Honor prize of the 5th IOAA, Poland, August 25-November 4, 2011
Wang Luya, Honor prize of the 5th IOAA, Poland, August 25-November 4, 2011
Chen Tianzeng, third prize of the 8th APAO, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, November 26-December 4, 2012
Chen Tianzeng, Funny Picture of Bear in Solutions prize of the 8th APAO, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, November 26-December 4, 2012
Chen Tianzeng, third prize of the 18th IAO, Dubingial, Lithuania, September 7-14, 2013
Two research subjects have reached the first prize of CASTIC, 2008，2010
Ding Shushan, joined in the Fast Moving Object Project and found FMO 2005-QQ87 on 8 August 2005
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