Taipei Astronomical Museum

Museum in Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan

25°05′45″N 121°31′06″E / 25.09583°N 121.51833°E / 25.09583; 121.51833TypemuseumPublic transit accessShilin StationWebsiteOfficial website

The Taipei Astronomical Museum (traditional Chinese: 臺北市立天文科學教育館; simplified Chinese: 台北市立天文科学教育馆; pinyin: Táiběishìlì Tiānwén Kēxué Jiàoyùguǎn) is a museum in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan.^[1]

The museum took over the responsibilities of the Taipei City Observatory.^[2] The dome at the museum consists of geometrically identical pieces.

History

The museum was opened on 7 November 1996.^[3]

Exhibitions

The museum includes the following exhibition areas:^{[citation needed]}

Ancient Astronomy
Celestial Sphere and Constellation Exhibit
Cosmology
Space Technology
Stars Area
Telescope and Observatory Area
The Earth
The Galaxies
The Solar System

The museum also has a domed theater.

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance northwest from Shilin Station of Taipei Metro.^[4]

Asteroid

Asteroid 300300 TAM, discovered by astronomers Hung-Chin Lin and Ye Quan-Zhi in 2007, was named for the Taipei Astronomical Museum.^[5] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 9 January 2020 (M.P.C. 120069).^[6]