Taipei Astronomical Museum

Museum in Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei Astronomical Museum

臺北市立天文科學教育館

Established| 7 November 1996
Location| Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates| 25°05′45″N 121°31′06″E﻿ / ﻿25.09583°N 121.51833°E﻿ / 25.09583; 121.51833
Type| museum
Public transit access| Shilin Station
Website| Official 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

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

## Exhibitions

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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

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

## Asteroid

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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]

## See also

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* List of museums in Taiwan

## References

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1. ^ "Taipei Astronomical Museum". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
2. ^ "Taipei Astronomical Museum". The Heart of Asia. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
3. ^ 吳志剛 (25 August 2010). "About TAM".
4. ^ 黎福龍 (1 November 2011). "Transportation".
5. ^ "(300300) TAM". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
6. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

## External links

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Astronomical institutions in Taiwan

* Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
* Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University
* Ken-Ting Observatory
* Lulin Observatory
* National Museum of Natural Science
* Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University
* Tainan Astronomical Education Area
* Taipei Astronomical Museum

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* VIAF

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* Germany
* United States

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* CiNii

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