Back مرصد الجبل الارجوانى ARZ Observatori de la Muntanya Porpra Catalan Sternwarte am purpurnen Berg German Observatorio de Purpura Monto Esperanto Observatorio de la Montaña Púrpura Spanish Mendi Gorrindoleko Behatokia Basque رصدخانه کوه بنفش Persian Observatoire de la Montagne Pourpre French מצפה הכוכבים הר סגול HE Bíbor-hegyi Obszervatórium Hungarian
 Purple Mountain Observatory | |
| Alternative names | Cradle of Modern Astronomy |
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| Organization | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Observatory code | 330  |
| Location | Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu |
| Coordinates | 32°03′54″N 118°49′47″E / 32.064946°N 118.829677°E |
| Altitude | 267 m (876 ft) |
| Established | 1934 |
| Website | www |
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The Purple Mountain Observatory (Chinese: 紫金山天文台; pinyin: Zǐjīnshān Tiānwéntái), also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory, is an astronomical observatory located on the Purple Mountain in the east of Nanjing.[a] The observatory is responsible for calculating the official Chinese calendar of mainland China.[1]
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