#MaunaKea has long been regarded as the crown jewel of ground-based #astronomical observation.

🇨🇳 Groundwork, mirror polishing and instrument development are already under way for the 14.5-metre Large Optical Telescope and the 6.5-metre Multiplexed Survey Telescope 🔭 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3356164/how-china-working-turn-saishiteng-mountain-worlds-largest-astronomy-base

The Tibetan Plateau is the highest plateau on Earth, with an average elevation of over 4,000 metres https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03711-z

🗺️ #Lenghu Astronomical Observing Base https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1107301909

#Astronomy