China built the world's tallest planetarium
Construction of the planetarium at an altitude of 3,650 meters above sea level began on June 12 in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
According to Wang Junjie, deputy director of the Tibetan Department of Science and Technology, the planetarium will have a total floor area of 11,571 square meters, with an architectural style inspired by a meteorite.
The planetarium will be located on the east side of the Tibetan Museum of Natural Science.
The work will be located in the east wing of the Tibetan Museum of Natural Science in the city of Lhasa, the capital of the autonomous region. When completed, it will become the world's tallest planetarium, located 3,650 m above sea level, 773 m higher than Pic du Midi, Europe's tallest planetarium in France (2,877 m).
The Tibet Planetarium is expected to open in 2024 and welcome more than 100,000 visitors a year. The project will open a new door for China's non-stop space exploration journey.
Dubbed the "roof of the world" due to its average altitude of more than 4,000 meters above sea level, Tibet has wonderfully clear blue skies, ideal for astronomical observations.
The new facility will feature the region's largest refracting optical telescope, with a 1 m diameter lens. The instrument is being co-developed by the Tibet Planetarium and the National Astronomical Observatory of China. It will be used for variable star observations and time-domain astronomy.
The Tibet Planetarium Project is an important part of China's astronomical observation network. It will become the main base for astronomical research and public science education in the region.
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