China News Service, Shanghai, July 17 (Reporter Zheng Yingying) The world's largest planetarium, the Shanghai Planetarium (Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Branch) celebrated its first anniversary on the 17th.

In the past year, the Shanghai Planetarium has received a total of 730,000 visitors and has become a popular science venue in Shanghai.

　　Shanghai Planetarium is located on the shore of Lingang Dishui Lake, which is more than an hour's drive from downtown Shanghai. It opened on July 17, 2021, and was officially opened to the public on July 18 of that year. The exhibition hall covers an area of ​​about 58,600 square meters. The building area is about 38,000 square meters, and its building scale is the largest in the world compared to the existing planetariums in other countries.

　　On the same day, Shanghai Planetarium launched "Yu" You Have an Appointment - a special live broadcast event for the first anniversary of the opening. From today's sun to tonight's starry sky, from star navigation to the Milky Way pulpit, the Shanghai Planetarium's wonderful performances will be presented in a 12-hour uninterrupted panorama. Go to a "Birthday Banquet on the Cloud".

Data map, Shanghai Planetarium builds an immersive space experience environment.

Photo by Zheng Yingying

　　Ye Shuhua, a 95-year-old academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and former director of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said in a video congratulating the Shanghai Planetarium on its "first birthday" that the Shanghai Planetarium has been open for a year. Tickets are hard to come by, and the scene of prosperity is still there.

May the Shanghai Planetarium truly serve the citizens and increase the splendor of the city of Shanghai.

　　Ye Shuhua once suggested to the leaders of Shanghai to build a planetarium. She believes that deep space exploration is an important "arena" for scientific and technological competition among countries in this century. Building a planetarium can stimulate young people's interest in astronomy and cultivate reserve talents for China's deep space exploration.

　　In recent years, the "space dream" of the Chinese people is on the rise, and people are more and more longing for the mystery of the universe and the vastness of the starry sky.

There are many "shocking" pictures in the Shanghai Planetarium. The whole museum uses well-designed environmental atmosphere, lighting and sound effects and high-simulation scene simulation methods to build an immersive space experience environment.

There is also a 1:1 simulation model of the Tianhe core module of the Chinese space station, where visitors can learn about the life and work of the astronauts in space, including their living, fitness, bathing, diet, etc.

　　In addition, some of the 1731 grams of lunar soil brought back by Chang'e 5 for humans has also been "settled" in the Shanghai Planetarium.

In the exhibition area of ​​the pavilion, the audience can watch the soil dug up from the moon by Chang'e 5 up close, as well as admire the models of Chang'e 5 and Yutu 2, which can shorten the distance from space in reality.

　　Over the past year, Shanghai Planetarium has launched a series of special brand activities such as "Einstein Classroom Small Theater" and "Starry Sky Concert", as well as "Little Galileo Classroom" and other features Courses, actively explore the combination of online and offline paths, build a multi-dimensional science education model, and strengthen the dissemination of astronomical science.

　　During the temporary closure this year due to the epidemic prevention and control work, the Shanghai Planetarium has also established an emergency science popularization working group to plan the online education activity "War Epidemic 'Stars to Hearts' - Vitality Guarding Shanghai Online Special Event", which will combine astronomy, painting, yoga, etc. It is integrated into the special content of anti-epidemic, and uses the imagination and creativity of the starry sky to supply energy for the body and mind of the citizens.

　　This year, the Shanghai Planetarium has experienced the test of bad weather, experienced the impact of large passenger flow, and was temporarily closed during the epidemic, but this year, it has continued to be sought after by astronomy enthusiasts from all over the world.

In the days to come, the beauty of the starry sky and astronomical exploration will continue here.

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