Will developing the FAST radio telescope area into a tourist spot in Guizhou have an impact on scientific research?

If there are certain constraints, the problem is not big. FAST will not be affected by light pollution, but will be affected by radio transmitting stations. As long as you don't build cell phones, base stations, radios or anything around here. I've been to the Arecibo 300-meter telescope, which is also open to tourists, but as soon as I entered the mountain, my mobile phone lost its signal.

Poor FAST thought he had found an electromagnetic "static soil", but it was developed into a tourist spot, which would affect scientific research to some extent.

FAST, known as the "500-meter spherical radio telescope" in Chinese, is located in a big depression in Jinke Village, Kedu Town, Pingtang County, Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. It is the largest single antenna radio telescope in the world.

The location is more than 40 kilometers away from the nearest county, and there are no towns and villages within 5 kilometers of Fiona Fang. This location was selected after many investigations in the whole country, and the geographical conditions are very good. The most rare radio environment here is very quiet, which is a rare electromagnetic "static soil". Here, I would like to pay tribute to Mr. Nan Ren Dong, the "father of fasting".

The selection of FAST avoids crowded areas and minimizes the interference of negative electromagnetic environment on detection instruments. You should know that the detector sensitivity of this large equipment is very high.

Electromagnetic pollution caused by electronic equipment such as telephone, bracelet and digital camera will appear in the final observation signal, which will reduce the signal-to-noise ratio and even distort the signal. This result will make many scientists busy in vain.

In fact, it is forbidden to use mobile phones, digital cameras, bracelets and other electronic devices within 5 kilometers of FAST Fiona Fang, but who can guarantee that no one will sneak in? It is not a bad thing that the area where FAST is located becomes a popular tourist spot, but if tourists do not strictly abide by the regulations, it will be a fatal blow to FAST.