Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum

Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum
高雄市立天文教育館
Established	2000
Location	Siaogang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°34′05.3″N 120°20′14.8″E / 22.568139°N 120.337444°E
Type	museum
Public transit access	Kaohsiung 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.

References

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

External links

Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum on Facebook

[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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