Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum, Kaohsiung is a must-visit to visit while you take the Kaohsiung Tours. Various types of attractions from natural to heritage ones can be visited while Sightseeing in Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung is also the second largest city in Taiwan. The Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum, Kaohsiung is an extremely popular Tourist Attraction in Kaohsiung.
This Kaohsiung Attraction is situated in Hsiaokang District of Kaohsiung City. The museum is located within the Kangho Elementary School. The Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum, Kaohsiung is the city's first astronomical museum and was established in 2000. The location of the museum is very far from the light and pollution of the downtown area. This makes the museum an excellent place for viewing the sky. You will have a bird's view of the city from the Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum.
The Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum, Kaohsiung is dedicated to the teaching and promotion of astronomical science. It also focuses on the research of astronomy. The main facilities of the Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum include a multimedia astronomic hall which is equipped with a 5-meter-diameter sky screen. It also features an astronomical science exhibition hall that presents exciting displays on four themes.
The themes featured at the Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum in Kaohsiung are the "solar family", the "life of fixed stars", "past and present of cosmological views", the "constellations of the four seasons" (the Leo of Spring, the Pegasus of Autumn, the Scorpios of Summer and the Orion of Winter). For teaching of astronomy the Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum, Kaohsiung also created a 2-meter-diameter constellation map. This map is the largest in Mandarin and there are also numerous interesting interactive computer games.
One of the most popular items with the kids is the "outer space bathroom scale". This scale measures one's weight and converts it into the weight a person will weigh on different planets. It compares the mass and gravity of the specific planets to that of the Earth. Another interesting thing to see at the Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum, Kaohsiung is the reflector telescope. The NT$6 million Temma Mewlon 300mm reflector telescope is the best telescope among academic research institutions in Taiwan.
To reach the Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum, Kaohsiung you can take buses, taxis and private cars which are easily available from all over the city.You can get off at Siaogang stop and turn right. Then walk along the Siaogang Road and again turn left to Pingho East Road to Kangho Elementary School. By Car you can take the Freeway 1 and then follow the exit at the Kaohsiung End. Then turn left to Jhungshan 4th Road, drive along Pingho East Road to Kangho Elementary School.
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