Pingtang county aviation dragon - future international astronomical town

Eye: China national astronomical observatory, Chinese academy of sciences and the guizhou province government to build the 11th five-year plan key state science and technology projects: 500 m caliber Spherical radio Telescope (Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, hereinafter referred to as FAST), it is located in the bouyeis PingTang county town jinke village big nest 凼 g degrees. From conception to completion, the Chinese eye has been through 23 years.

China eye diameter in the world is the largest single caliber spherical radio telescope, is a human direct observations of distant galaxies, looking for similar to the solar system or the earth's space environment and potential of intelligent life important facilities; Its scientific aim is to patrol the neutral hydrogen in the universe, discover new pulsars, dominate the international long baseline network, detect interstellar molecules, and seek out extraterrestrial civilizations.