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鈥檚 highest, authorities said.
Dubbed the 鈥淩oof of the World,鈥 the planetarium will rise 4,000 meters above sea level.
It will have the region鈥檚 largest optical astronomical telescope 颅颅鈥 with a lens that is a meter in diameter 鈥 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.
鈥淭he installment of the device will enable the planetarium to carry out professional astronomical research,鈥 said Wang Junjie, deputy head of the department.
鈥淭he planetarium, with the highest altitude in the world, will become a 鈥榩erfect window鈥 for the public to get to know the stars and explore the universe, thanks to little air or light pollution in the region.鈥
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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