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2016-09-25 11:38:38 chinadaily.com.cn Feng Shuang
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This scene shows the night view of the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, June 27, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua)

Editor\'s note: The world\'s largest single-aperture spherical telescope, \

This scene shows the night view of the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, June 27, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua) Editor's note: The world's largest single-aperture spherical telescope, "FAST", starts operation in a karst valley in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, on Sunday. The size of 30 football fields, the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope dwarfs Puerto Rico's 300-meter Arecibo Observatory. Construction began in March 2011 at a cost of 1.2 billion yuan ($179 million).

This scene taken from FAST\'s viewing platform shows the panorama of the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, Sept 24, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua)

This scene taken from FAST's viewing platform shows the panorama of the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, Sept 24, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua)

Visitors pose for photo on the viewing platform of \

Visitors pose for photo on the viewing platform of "FAST", the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, Sept 24, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua)

A model of the solar system is displayed at \

A model of the solar system is displayed at "FAST", China's Single-Aperture Spherical telescope, in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, Sept 24, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua)

This scene shows the panorama of the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, Sept 24, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua)

This scene shows the panorama of the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, Sept 24, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua)

The feed cabin is installed on \

The feed cabin is installed on "FAST", the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, Sept 7, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua)

China\'s single-aperture spherical telescope \

China's single-aperture spherical telescope "FAST", in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, Sept 24, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua)

This scene shows the panorama of the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, Sept 7, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua)

This scene shows the panorama of the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope in Pingtang county, Guizhou province, Sept 7, 2016. (Photo/Xinhua)

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