Taipei Astronomical Museum

The Taipei Astronomical Museum (Chinese: 臺北市立天文科學教育館; pinyin: Táiběishìlì Tiānwén Kēxué Jiàoyùguǎn) is a museum in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan.[1][2]

Taipei Astronomical Museum
臺北市立天文科學教育館
Established7 November 1996
LocationShilin, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°05′45″N 121°31′06″E
TypeMuseum
Public transit accessShilin Station
Websitewww.tam.taipei.gov.tw

The museum took over the responsibilities of the Taipei City Observatory.[3] The dome at the museum consists of geometrically identical pieces.

History

The museum was opened on 7 November 1996.[4]

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 the Taipei Metro.[5]

Asteroid

Asteroid 300300 TAM, discovered by astronomers Hung-Chin Lin and Ye Quan-Zhi in 2007, was named for the Taipei Astronomical Museum.[6] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 9 January 2020 (M.P.C. 120069).[7]

See also

References
  1. "Taipei Astronomical Museum". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. "Taipei Astronomical Museum". Taipei, Taiwan. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. "Taipei Astronomical Museum". The Heart of Asia. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. 吳志剛 (25 August 2010). "About TAM".
  5. 黎福龍 (1 November 2011). "Transportation".
  6. "(300300) TAM". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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