Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum | |
Native Name: | 高雄市立天文教育館 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Coordinates: | 22.5681°N 120.3374°W |
Established: | 2000 |
Location: | Siaogang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Type: | museum |
Publictransit: | Kaohsiung International Airport Station |
The Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum is an astronomical museum in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The museum was established in 2000.[1]
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]
The museum is accessible within walking distance South West from Kaohsiung International Airport Station of the Kaohsiung MRT.