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Beijing historical Planetarium
北京天文馆
Cosmos Theater


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Beijing historical Planetarium
Beijing historical Planetarium
Beijing historical Planetarium
Beijing historical Planetarium
Beijing historical Planetarium
Beijing historical Planetarium
Beijing historical Planetarium
Beijing historical Planetarium
Beijing historical Planetarium
Beijing historical Planetarium
Beijing historical Planetarium


Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1957

Address: 138 Xizhimenwai Street - Beijing 100044
Country: CHINA
Email: bjtwg@126.com
Phone: +86 10-6831 2517

Website: https://www.bjp.org.cn/
Website 2: https://www.bjp.org.cn/en/


Team
Jin Zhu, Xiaofeng Wang, Jie Meng,







383 seats











Dome of  23.0m




Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-IX
Digital system RSA-Cosmos :
Software: SkyExplorer
Video system Sony : T615
Video Lens: 4+2
Meridian resolution 8.0 K
Sound 13+1

Facilities
Observatory dome in the garden
Lasershow Yes

Operation
Frequenting: 700000 people per year

History
- September 29, 1957: 23.4 m/600s/Zeiss UPP 23/2
- From 1976 to 2007: Chinese prototype
- 2004: new building (behind the old) with a second planetarium 18m/200 seats (499)
- Closed between Nov. 2006 to July 2008: Universarium IX + Adlip
- 2014: Sky-Skan 8K
- IPS 2014
- August 2025: RSA-Cosmos SkyExplorer


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Latitude: 39°56'09" N  -  Longitude: 116°19'49" E  -  Altitude: 55m
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