Taipei Astronomical Museum

The Taipei Astronomical Museum is a museum in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan.
The museum took over the responsibilities of the Taipei City Observatory. The dome at the museum consists of geometrically identical pieces.

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History

The museum was opened on 7 November 1996.

Exhibitions

The museum includes the following exhibition areas:

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.

Asteroid

Asteroid 300300 TAM, discovered by astronomers Hung-Chin Lin and Ye Quan-Zhi in 2007, was named for the Taipei Astronomical Museum. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 9 January 2020.