Type Museum Opened 2000 | Opening 2000 | |
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Similar Chung Li‑he Museum, Meinong Hakka Culture M, Kaohsiung Harbor Museum, Chang‑Gu World Trade Ce, Kaohsiung Museum of Labor | ||
The Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum (Chinese: 高雄市立天文教育館; pinyin: Gāoxióng Shìlì Tiānwén Jiàoyùguǎn) is an astronomical museum in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The museum was established in 2000.
Contents
- Map of Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum Xiaogang District Kaohsiung City Taiwan 812
- Features
- Transportation
- References
Map of Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum, Xiaogang District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 812
Features
The museum is dedicated to the promotion and teaching of astronomical science and is equipped with a multimedia hall with a built in five metre-diameter sky screen, and an astronomical science exhibition hall.
The museum has created a 2-meter-diameter constellation map, which is the largest ever created in Chinese, and is in the possession of the NT$6 million Temma Mewlon 300mm reflector telescope, the most developed telescope ever owned by a museum or organization other than the research institutes in Taiwan.
Transportation
The museum is accessible within walking distance South West from Kaohsiung International Airport Station of the Kaohsiung MRT.