The Hong Kong Space Museum with its beautiful and unique egg shaped dome of a structure mapping put to an 8000 square meters represents a famous and iconic landmark for Hong Kong. Positioned on the sceneric water front of Tsim Sha Tsui, this is the first planetarium build for the local area to bring forth the importance of space science and educate people on astronomy.
Within the walls of the Hong Kong Space Museum are two separate wings called the East Wing and West Wing. On the West Wing one can find the Space Theatre, the Lecture Hall, Hall of Astronomy and for the space enthusiast there is an astronomy book store and a gift shop for souvenirs. The East Wing which is positioned directly beneath the dome of the museum is the core of the planetarium which has within its walls the Hall of Space Science, offices and works shops.
The most significant factor of The Hong Kong Space Museum is that this was the first planetarium on a global context to have ownership of a fully computerized control system and from the whole of eastern hemisphere to have possession of an OMNIMAX film projector. The purpose of the OMNIMAX film projector that has been installed in The Space Theatre is to present and broadcast the best foreign OMNIMAX films and two multi-media planetarium shows. This takes place every two years where the domes screen that expands to a good 23 meters presents these screenings via headphones that have simultaneous translations in English, Mandarin, Japanese and Cantonese with the notable impact of unsurpassed clarity and size.
The Hall of Space Science which is located on the ground floor consists of the Early Rockets Area, the Space Station Area and the Ancient Astronomical History Area all of which depicts the initiation and history thereafter of human space exploration.
As you ascend to the first floor you will come across the Hall of Astronomy which allows visitors the wonderful prospect of experiencing the opportunity of observing many exhibits that is both fascinating and insightful to the mysteries of the universe. Launching a multi-stage rocket, learning how to take control of a gyro while sitting on a gyro chair, discovering the stars, observing meteorites, the solar system and the universe is a peak of what awaits you within the walls of The Hong Kong Space Museum.
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