Beijing Planetarium

Beijing Planetarium (West Hall) is located in the Haidian District, Beijing Xi Zhi Men Wai Street, south side.

Hall A: Beijing Planetarium old museum was founded in 1955, opened in 1957. The total construction area of ??about 7,000 square meters, open facilities Theatre; Hall; film lecture hall and public observatory. Theatre seats 600 inside seats, central hall placed a large planetarium made it one week from the ring wall, dozens of special effects projectors placed together form a complete system planetarium show. Daily (except closed outside) 4-5 show the Ministry of Sky tour programs. Hall held year round exhibition and display of astronomical knowledge. Television Hall of astronomical knowledge in the past often hold lectures and special reports or shown in astronomical science and education films, due to the construction of new building has been temporarily used books Reading Room and the new museum equipment storage room. Observatory of the original two people: one for the solar chromosphere Observatory, and the other for the public Optical Astronomy Observatory. Observatory, respectively, each with a two solar photosphere chromosphere and 130-mm telescope refraction telescope. Mainly for the audience to the sun, Beijing Tour moon, planets, comets and nebulae light astronomical observation and teaching practice. Observatory solar chromosphere has been removed, solar chromosphere telescope will be the introduction of new building replaced by solar observation device.

Hall B: Beijing Planetarium at the end of 2001 the new museum on the site under construction in the planetarium, with a total building size of 20,000 square meters, completed in December 2004 opening. Major public open facilities: digital universe theater, Beijing Tours 3D dynamic astronomy demonstration theater, 4D dynamic theater, astronomy hall, solar observatory, public observatory, astronomy classrooms. Universe Theater, seating capacity of 200 seats. Introduction of foreign advanced digital astronomical projection equipment, from large graphics workstations and laser projection equipment components, can vividly picture and interpretation of the magnificent Star feat of human space exploration.

3D and 4D dynamic astronomical theater, with a capacity of 48 seats, respectively, and 196 seats seats. This demo features two theater theater universe is a complement and extension functions. Its strong dynamic, audio-visual special effects for the audience to create a synthetic strong presence, shocking atmosphere. Sun showrooms, exhibition area of ??300 m to display the contents of the sun and the solar system-based. Show items from the main contents of vacuum solar telescope to receive from the 1.8 m white projector like the sun; 174 mm full-hand side describes the sunspot white projector like; projector like the solar spectrum; the sun white, full-day solar chromosphere and solar surface activity of local area of ??the CCD TV images and so on.

Two new museum exhibition on July 6, 2006 the official opening, the exhibition is divided into 15 exhibition. Public observatory, built a diameter of 40 cm optical telescope folded trans. Beijing Day Tour Used and to satisfy the audience, young students on astronomical observations and teaching practice needs.

Observatory
Beijing Planetarium has three astronomical observatories. Have observed both on the task of opening up the audience.

New building completed in 2004, has two buildings at the top of the Observatory, a solar observatory is to install solar vacuum telescope for viewing the sun during the day on the outbreak of the chromosphere, on bait, filaments, plages diurnal surface activity. The other is the public observatory, built a 400 mm diameter optical telescope folded trans. Observatory is mainly used for public observing night. Used and to satisfy the audience, young students on astronomical observations and practice teaching requirements. Built west of the Observatory refractor with a 130 mm. From 1957 to now, systematic observations of sunspots using its accumulated continuous observations. Mainly for the audience and the young students of the sun, moon, planets, comets, and the bright nebula of astronomical observation and teaching practice.