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First space observatory to open in Nha Trang

Vietnam will open its first ever astronomical observatory in Nha Trang next March, according to the Vietnam National Satellite Centre (VNSC).
First space observatory to open in Nha Trang ảnh 1The first ever observatory in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, is planned to open for public in March, 2017. (Photo: tuoitre.vn) 

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam will open its first ever astronomical observatoryin Nha Trang next March, according to the Vietnam National Satellite Centre(VNSC).

Theobservatory is built on a rocky area called Hon Chong in Khanh Hoa province’sNha Trang city. It is in the finishing stage and will be ready by the Tet holiday(Lunar New Year) in late January for a pilot run before the official openingscheduled in March next year.

VNSCDirector Pham Anh Tuan said a space telescope, 0.5m in diameter, will beinstalled inside a dome that is 9m in diameter. The dome can accommodate up to60 people who come to observe space or watch movies about planets, stars andthe history of the Earth.

TheHon Chong observatory is one of the two observatory projects in Vietnam,costing a total of 120 billion VND (5.3 million USD). The other one was underconstruction inside the Vietnam Space Museum in Hanoi’s Hoa Lac High-Tech Park.

Boththe observatory and the museum will open for visitors in mid 2018.

Thetwo observatories and the museum are part of the VNSC project – the largest nationalscientific project in the country, so far, with investment reaching 600 millionVND.-VNA
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