A researcher with the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing says 3 meteor showers are coming in November, probably on November 5, 12 and 18, xinhuanet.com reported.

Then we went to Purple Mountain Observatory. (See pictures, including introduction).

An astronomer reckons UFOs have been visiting Nanjing every 5 to 10 years for the past 3 decades, the local media reported Friday.

This paper describes an integrating photometer built at Purple Mountain Observatory recently.

SOLAR ECLIPSE OBSERVATION GROUP Purple Mountain Observatory; Academia Sinica;