Tibet to build planetarium next year
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The Tibet Autonomous Region will begin construction on its first planetarium in 2018 and it will be the world’s highest, authorities said.
Dubbed the “Roof of the World,” the planetarium will rise 4,000 meters above sea level.
It will have the region’s largest optical astronomical telescope — with a lens that is a meter in diameter — and become a major regional base for astronomical research and public science education, said the Science and Technology Department of Tibet.
The telescope will be jointly developed by the planetarium and the National Astronomical Observatories, and be used to observe the stars.
“The installment of the device will enable the planetarium to carry out professional astronomical research,” said Wang Junjie, deputy head of the department.
“The planetarium, with the highest altitude in the world, will become a ‘perfect window’ for the public to get to know the stars and explore the universe, thanks to little air or light pollution in the region.”
Slated for completion in 2019, the planetarium will be built within the Tibet Museum of Natural Sciences in the city of Lhasa. Tibet has clear skies that are ideal for astronomical observation.
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