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The world’s largest planetarium opens in Shanghai

Photo: Xinhua

The area of ​​the planetarium is about 58.6 thousand square meters. m

The planetarium has introduced technologies such as data visualization, augmented and virtual reality, as well as biometric technologies.

The Shanghai Astronomical Museum (SHAM), the largest planetarium in the world, has been open to the public since Sunday. This was reported the day before Xinhua.

The area of ​​the planetarium, which is a branch of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, is about 58.6 thousand square meters. m.

It is indicated that SHAM contains about 70 meteorites from the Moon, Mars and asteroil West, as well as more than 120 collections of cultural relics, including the works of Newton, Galileo and Kepler.

Among the exhibits are samples of lunar soil delivered by the Chinese lunar probe Chang’e-5.

“In order to support scientific research and popularize science, SHAM is equipped with a training solar telescope with adaptive optics and a two-focus meter telescope,” the message says.

In addition, technologies such as data visualization, augmented and virtual reality, and biometric technologies have been introduced in the planetarium.

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