Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum

Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum
高雄市立天文教育館
Map
Established2000
LocationSiaogang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates22°34′05.3″N 120°20′14.8″E / 22.568139°N 120.337444°E / 22.568139; 120.337444
Typemuseum
Public transit accessKaohsiung International Airport Station

The Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum (traditional Chinese: 高雄市立天文教育館; simplified Chinese: 高雄市立天文教育馆; pinyin: Gāoxióng Shìlì Tiānwén Jiàoyùguǎn) is an astronomical museum in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

History

The museum was established in 2000.[1]

Features

The museum has a 2-meter-diameter constellation map, which is the largest ever created in Chinese, and contains 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.[2]

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance South West from Kaohsiung International Airport Station of the Kaohsiung MRT.

See also

References

  1. ^ www.taiwan.com Archived 2008-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "kaohsiungwalking.kcg.gov.tw". Archived from the original on 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
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