How to get to Shanghai Astronomical Museum?

Shanghai Astronomical Museum is a scenic spot in Shanghai, and its specific address is the top of Xisheshan Garden, Waiqingsong Highway, Songjiang District, Shanghai. The modes of transportation to this scenic spot are: Rail Transit Line 9, Nanshe Line, Shanghai-Chen Line, Shangtai Line, Tourist Line 1, etc. Hangzhou Shanghai Astronomical Museum. Shanghai-Kunming Expressway → Shanghai Ring Expressway → Shenzhuan Highway → Qianxin Highway → Shanghai Astronomical Museum (the whole journey takes about 2 hours 1 1 minute).

Tel: 02 1-5765 1723.

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Introduction:

Shanghai Astronomical Museum is located in Songjiang.

Gaofeng (admission to Xishe Mountain Garden is free) was formerly the Sheshan Observatory established by French Catholic missionaries in 1900. The museum shows the development history of astronomical telescope and astronomical science in China, and shows a variety of astronomical science equipment, among which the 40 cm binocular refraction telescope with a history of 100 years is the most famous.

Astronomy museum is not big. It is mainly divided into three exhibition areas: Centennial Observatory, Focusing Telescope, Time and People. This paper introduces the development of modern astronomy in China, the course of astronomical telescope leading the development of astronomy since its birth 400 years ago, and the development history of time measurement and its relationship with human society and life. Very suitable for children to increase their knowledge.

The huge 40 cm diameter binoculars in the museum are the treasures of the town hall. Built in 1900, it was once the largest astronomical telescope in Asia, making Sheshan Observatory the first modern observatory with a large astronomical telescope in China. In addition, there are all kinds of astronomical telescopes and a large number of precious old photos used in history, as well as scientific relics such as astronomical clocks, navigation clocks and calculation tubes more than 0/00 years ago.

1925 the palan meridian instrument purchased in Paris, France is another precious cultural relic in the collection. Participated in the joint international longitude survey twice in 1926 and 1933. As Sheshan Observatory was one of the basic points of the first international longitudinal joint survey, this instrument was a historical witness of the international status of Shanghai astronomy at that time.

If you want to experience the feeling of roaming the universe, don't miss the interactive dome movie hall (free viewing) in the museum, where the original astronomical movies "Journey to the Starry Sky" and "Starry Sky in Four Seasons" created exclusively by the Astronomical Museum will be played regularly, vividly introducing the knowledge of planets, the universe, constellations and so on, and the picture is very three-dimensional.

In addition, astronomers such as Xu Guangqi, Matteo Ricci, Cai Shangzhi (French missionary and the first director of Sheshan Observatory), Gao (the only astronomer named "Moon Pit" by the International Astronomical Union in modern China) and China Shanghai Observatory (the first director) were introduced in detail. At the same time, it shows the track of the invention of astronomical telescope, its introduction into China and its settlement in Shanghai.

Museums often organize various astronomical popular science activities (paying special attention to official website Museum), such as observing astronomical wonders such as total solar eclipse and meteor shower, and a large number of astronomy enthusiasts will gather in Sheshan. The museum also has a sun observation center and a public observatory, equipped with a 35-cm telescope, which can present the image of the sun in real time during the day and organize citizens to enjoy the charming faces of the moon ball and other planets at night.