佘山天文台
Sheshan Observatory
松江西佘山上，一幢具有浓郁法国建筑风格、局部半球顶的白色建筑，就是著名的佘山天文台。
佘山天文台始建于清光绪二十五年（1899），由法国传教士所建，见证了上海地区近代天文事业的发展，现被列为国家级文物保护单位。2004年在此成立上海天文博物馆，成为一个集历史展陈和科学教育为一体的科普教育基地。
天文台的镇馆之宝是中国最早的一台大型天文望远镜——1898年从法国巴黎购买的40厘米双筒折射望远镜，为当时亚洲最大的天文望远镜。望远镜在球形屋顶的下方，观测天体时，球形屋顶上的天窗可被打开，观测座椅也能在轨道上转动。佘山天文台在1907年拍摄了我国最早的日偏食照片，观测了哈雷彗星在1910年和1986年的两次回归，百余年来拍摄了7000多张珍贵的天文照片，留下许多科研成果。
天文博物馆内部分为多个展区，包括星空之旅体验厅、聚焦望远镜、百年宝镜、百年天文台、太阳观测中心等。馆园内还有上海的天然最高点——“佘山之巅”（海拔100.83米），以及为纪念1926—1957年三次国际经度联测而立的石碑。
参观指南
每日8:30—16:30（16:00停止入馆），冬季（12月1日至春节假期）每周一闭馆。
The famous Sheshan Observatory is a white building done in a typically French architectural style and rests on West Sheshan.
Founded in 1899 (Qing) by a French missionary, the observatory has witnessed the development of modern astronomy in Shanghai and is now listed as a municipal cultural heritage site in Shanghai. In 2004, the Shanghai Astronomical Museum was established here and has since become a popular destination for science education and exhibits.
Tthe observatory boasts the earliest large astronomical telescope in China—the 40-cm binocular telescope purchased in Paris in 1898, which was the largest astronomical telescope in Asia at the time. The telescope is housed under a spherical skylight which can be opened manually while in use. More than 7,000 important astronomical photographs have been taken over the past 100 years, contributing to numerous valuable scientific research, such as the observation of the solar eclipse in 1907 and Halley's comet in 1910 and 1986.
The museum contains exhibition areas including the Star Tour Hall, the Telescope, the Centennial Telescope, the Centennial Observatory, and the Sun Observation Center. The park also contains the highest natural point in Shanghai, the "Peak of Sheshan Mountain" (at an altitude of 100.4 meters), and a monument to the International Longitude Determination during 1926—1957.
Tips
Hours: 8:30–16:30 (last entry at 16:00), close on every Mon in winter (Dec 1st – Spring Festival Holiday).