Telescope opens for global research
'中国天眼'将对全球开放
China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture¹ Spherical² Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, will be available for global service from April 1.
全世界最大的单口径射电望远镜、我国的500米口径球面射电望远镜(FAST)将于4月1日正式对全球科学界开放。
The National Astronomical³ Observatories⁴ of China of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the operator of the telescope, confirmed Monday scientists across the world can make online appointments to use the device for observation from April 1. An allotted⁵ timetable will be available by Aug 1.
负责FAST运行的中科院国家天文台1月4日证实，自4月1日起，各国科学家可以通过在线方式向国家天文台提交观测申请，8月1日起分配观测时间。
Jiang Peng, chief engineer of FAST with NAOC, said in the first year of the telescope's opening to the global scientific community about 10 percent of the observation time will be allocated⁶ to foreign scientists.
FAST总工程师姜鹏介绍，面向全球科学界开放的第一年，预计分配给国外科学家的观测时间约占10%。
Located in a deep and round karst depression in Southwest China's Guizhou province, FAST is believed to be the world's most sensitive radio telescope. It started formal operations on Jan 11, 2020.
FAST位于贵州省一个很深的圆形喀斯特洼坑中，是全球最灵敏的射电望远镜，于2020年1月11日正式开放运行。

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