Dark Site Observation
Lijiang, Yunnan, China

Blueprint:

Available dates will be published in advance.

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Oct - May are ideal. For climate of Gaomeigu, Lijiang, please see reference below. 

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We will not plan trips from first to third quarter moon phases. Electronically-assisted astronomy with narrowband filters will be conducted instead. Please see our 'Live' telecast times. 

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Travel time is about 45 mins one way. We expect to spend 2-3 hours observing. We also hope to include a visit to the GMG 2.4m telescope (pictured) in the afternoon. 

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The site is situated at about 10,000' and precautions will need to be taken against high-altitude sickness. These will be published in due time.  

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References:

Tan Huisong, Cen Xue-fen, Qian Tong-ling, Wang Jian-cheng (2002) 'Evaluation of Lijiang Gaomeigu site for astrophysical observation'.