China to build the world’s highest planetarium

Almaty. November 6. Silkroadnews - China is going to build the world’s highest planetarium in Tibet next year, NDTV reported.
“The planetarium, which is China’s first, will have the region’s largest optical astronomical telescope, with a 1- meter-diameter lens, and become a major regional base for astronomical research and public science education,” report says with reference to the Department of Science and Technology of Tibet.
It is reported that the telescope will be jointly developed by the planetarium and National Astronomical Observatories and used for variable stars’ research.
“The instalment of the device will enable the planetarium to carry out professional astronomical research,” the agency quoted Wang Junjie, deputy head of the department, saying.
“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,” he added.
The Planetarium will be built within the Tibet Museum of Natural Sciences in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, the construction is scheduled to be completed in 2019.