#AlreadyTomorrowInHongKong #香港| #香港太空館 #HongKongSpaceMuseum #April2023|#HKSpMActivity – The live webcast streaming of Partial #SolarEclipse 20th April 2023

A partial solar eclipse will occur in Hong Kong SAR, China, People’s Republic of China on 20 April 2023 Hong  Kong SAR- Beijing Time , the eclipse magnitude is just about 0.03. The eclipse will not noticeably weaken the sunlight at that time. As the eclipse magnitude is small, observers may need a telescope to observe this solar eclipse. A specialised solar filter or an indirect way such as the projection method is essential for solar observation. Inadequate ways to observe the Sun may result in severe ocular burns…… Also the eclipse magnitude is just about 0.03. The eclipse will not noticeably weaken the sunlight at that time. As the eclipse magnitude is small, observers may need a telescope to observe this solar eclipse. A specialised solar filter or an indirect way such as the projection method is essential for solar observation. Inadequate ways to observe the Sun may result in severe ocular burns. The general public may also check the online platforms of the Hong Kong Space Museum to watch the live image of the solar eclipse on that day. The next partial solar eclipse in Hong Kong will occur on 22 July 2028, whose magnitude will even be smaller than that of this one.

Partial eclipse begins: the instant when the Moon’s limb contacts the Sun’s limb.

Greatest eclipse: the instant when the apparent centers of the Moon and the Sun are at the smallest separation. The eclipse magnitude reaches its maximum at this time.

Partial eclipse ends: the instant when the Moon’s limb leaves the Sun’s limb completely.

Eclipse magnitude: reflects how deep the Moon eclipses the Sun. The larger the magnitude is, the larger proportion of the Sun is covered.

PlacesPartial eclipse beginsGreatest eclipsePartial eclipse endsEclipse Magnitude
Tin Shui Wai Park12:37:0912:55:0613:13:090.02
HK International Airport12:35:5412:54:4713:13:450.022
Tai Po Waterfront Park12:35:5412:55:2413:14:580.024
Tsuen Wan Park12:35:2212:55:0913:15:010.025
Sha Tin Park12:35:0212:55:1913:16:380.026
Avenue of Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui12:34:1212:55:0913:16:100.028
Statue Square, Central12:34:0912:55:0713:16:080.028
Victoria Park12:34:0012:55:1013:16:230.028
Tseung Kwan O Waterfront Park12:33:4812:55:1913:16:520.029
Heng Fa Chuen Promenade12:33:4012:55:1513:16:530.029
Siu Sai Wan Promenade12:33:2812:55:1513:17:050.030
Stanley Main Beach12:33:1312:55:0713:17:040.030
Shek O Beach12:33:0612:55:1113:17:200.031

The eclipse this time is a hybrid solar eclipse. In addition to the partial solar eclipse, there are some places on Earth where a total solar eclipse or annular solar eclipse can be observed. The central point of the eclipse is located at the South of the equator. The eclipse magnitude is larger when the observer is closer to the central point. In Hong Kong, the partial solar eclipse will begin around noon. It can be observed from many districts. However, the eclipse magnitude and duration will be slightly larger in the southeastern region. Interested observers may first consider places at Kowloon East or the eastern part of Hong Kong Island.

The partial solar eclipse begins at 12:34 pm, where the Sun is located at about 79 degrees above the southwest horizon at that time. The entire eclipse will end at 1:16 pm.

StageTime (HKT)Altitude (degrees)Azimuth (degrees)
Partial eclipse begins12:3479195
Greatest eclipse12:5577217
Partial eclipse ends13:1673232


Date: 20.4.2023 (Thursday) Time: 12:30 – 1:20 pm

日食詳細資料 Information of the Solar Eclipse

12.34 pm 初虧 Partial eclipse begins

12.55 pm 食甚 greatest eclipse

1.16 pm 復圓 Partial eclipse ends

香港於2023年4月20日會發生一次日偏食,但食分只有約0.03,屆時本港日光將不會明顯減弱。由於食分較少,觀測者可能需要使用望遠鏡才觀測到是次日食。在觀測太陽時,必需配備專門的太陽濾光設備,或透過投影法間接觀看。不當的觀測方法將有機會導致眼睛嚴重灼傷。

日偏食由中午12時34分開始,當時太陽處於離西南面地平線約79度的位置,至下午1時16分結束。歡迎大家欣賞此天文現象並即場留言討論

日期:2023年4月20日(星期四)

時間:中午12:30–下午1:20

Located in the Heart of Hong Kong central of Victoria Harbour in which locate looking at the iconic Megatroplis HongKong Island city landscape from the opposite is the Hong Kong Space Museum  香港太空館 in which located at 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China –People’s Republic of China..  in which is one of the most international iconic buildings architecturally due to its hemispheric round dome in which is iconic known as one of Hong Kong’s local most cherish bread pastries the Pineapple Bun – Bolo Bao due to the pineapple ceramic texturing tiles of the dome structure that resembles the delicious texturing of the Pineapple Bun .. In which on In June 2014, the Hong Kong Government listed the pineapple bun as a part of Hong Kong’s intangible cultural heritage. … Despite the name, it does not traditionally contain pineapple; rather, the name refers to the look of the characteristic topping (which resembles the texture of a pineapple)……

Images and visuals are from the Hong Kong Space Museum –香港太空館 Hong Kong Space Museum –- 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR- China- People’s Republic of China …..

#MadeInChina #中國製造 |#厦门天文馆 #XiamenPlanetarium #December2022| an New International Landmark #AstronomyPlanetariumMuseum #ObservatoryMuseum like #InternationalStandard #InternationalBenchmark #ShanghaiAstronomyMuseum is the soon Xiamen Astronomy Planetarium Museum.

On the 16th December 2022厦门天文馆Xiamen Planetarium released the first batch of renderings, in which is great news for Good news for astronomy lovers: Xiamen Planetarium will be built next year to create a new landmark in Xiamen. In which Xiamen is a port city on China’s southeast coast, across a strait from Taiwan Province China, People’s Republic of China. .

厦门天文馆Xiamen Planetarium will be built next year to create a new landmark in Xiamen The project is planned to be started in early 2023 and be put into use in 2026.

In August this year 2022, the survey and design of the Planetarium located on the bank of the Sucuo River in Tong’an was called for public bidding Today, the planetarium released the renderings, and solicited from the public the planning plan for the text outline of the exhibition content.

According to the content of the announcement, the investment in the construction of the exhibition content is about 450 million yuan, and the venue is positioned as a comprehensive planetarium that integrates popular science exhibitions, astronomical observations, and astronomical education with “China’s first-class, distinctive regional characteristics”. The venue will be a new landmark in Tong’an District, and will make up for the gap in the construction of planetariums in southeast China.

Recently, Xiamen Science and Technology Museum Management Co., Ltd. organized a defense review meeting for the “Call for Planning Plans for the Exhibition Contents and Text Outline of Xiamen Planetarium Museum”. According to reports, the Xiamen Planetarium project is located in the core area of Xiamen Tongxiang High-tech City, with a total land area of about 27,000 square meters and a total construction area of about 55,000 square meters. The project is planned to start construction in early 2023 and be put into use in 2026

Xiamen Planetarium Here we come!

(1) Project location: East side of Sucuoxi River Basin, Tongxiang District, Xiamen

(2) Project scale: The project land area is about 27,043㎡, with a total construction area of about 55,350㎡, which can be used for planetarium exhibition halls (permanent and temporary exhibition halls) and public spaces The building area is about 24700㎡ (including about 4000 underground exhibition halls)㎡.

(3) Investment estimate: 450 million yuan will be invested in the construction of project exhibition contents.

(4) Project positioning: The function of Xiamen Planetarium is positioned as a comprehensive planetarium that integrates popular science exhibitions, astronomical observations, and astronomical education into a “first-class in China with distinctive regional characteristics”.

(5) Project value: The construction of Xiamen Planetarium will make up for the gap in the construction of planetariums in southeast China and promote the popularization of astronomical science; it will create a new landmark in Xiamen and provide Xiamen citizens and domestic and foreign tourists with an elegant environment to get in touch with new astronomical knowledge. Easily experience the beauty of the starry sky, understand the magnificence and subtlety of the universe, learn happily in personal experience, enhance the scientific connotation of the public, inspire creativity, and overall improve the level of social rational thinking and scientific cognition

Images and visuals are from their Respectives.

#AlreadyTomorrowInHongKong #香港|#國家航天局 #CNSA – China National Space Administration #香港太空館 #HongKongSpaceMuseum #October2022| Sharing Session of Junior Takionaut Experience Camp… on 23rd October 2022 …

Located in the Heart of Hong Kong central of Victoria Harbour in which locate looking at the iconic Megatroplis HongKong Island city landscape from the opposite is the Hong Kong Space Museum  香港太空館 in which located at 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China –People’s Republic of China..  in which is one of the most international iconic buildings architecturally due to its hemispheric round dome in which is iconic known as one of Hong Kong’s local most cherish bread pastries the Pineapple Bun.. in which the Hong Kong Space Museum is Sharing an Museum event session Participating in the “Youth Takionaut Experience Camp” is a rare learning experience. Students can not only learn about space science and aerospace technology, but also experience the hard training of astronauts and meet and communicate with national astronauts. In order to let the public know more about astronaut training, the Hong Kong Space Museum is now arranging a sharing session.

To cultivate the interest in astronomy and space science among the youth generation in Hong Kong as well as enhance their understanding about the development and achievements of space technology in China, the Hong Kong Space Museum has organised the “Young Takionaut Training Camp” since 2009 to select thirty local secondary school students every year to undergo astronaut training programme in Beijing and Jiuquan etc. “Young Takionaut Training Camp” is jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the China Astronaut Research and Training Center and the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. This activity is sponsored by the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, and associated with Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre.

Since 2009, the Hong Kong Space Museum has been in charge of coordinating the “Young Takionaut Experience Camp”. So far, more than 300 local secondary school students have participated in the astronaut experience course in Beijing Aerospace City, and visited important astronomical and aerospace facilities in China to learn about China’s aerospace industry. Development of technology….

[Space Museum Event] Sharing Session of Junior Takionaut Experience Camp

Date: October 23, 2022 (Sunday)

Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm Hong Kong SAR- Beijing time

Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum

Online platform: Kang Wen++ + Facebook page and Hong Kong Space Museum YouTube channel

Moderator: Mr. Chen Junlin (Assistant Director of Hong Kong Space Museum)

Speaker: Graduate Campers of Junior Takionaut Experience Camp

#太空館活動】少年太空人體驗營分享會

香港太空館自2009年起負責統籌「少年太空人體驗營」,至今已讓超過300名本港中學生親身於北京航天城內參加太空人體驗課程,並參觀國內重要的天文及航天設施,認識中國航天科技的發展。

參加「少年太空人體驗營」是一項難得的學習經歷,學員不僅能學習太空科學和航天科技知識,還能親身體驗太空人的刻苦訓練及與國家航天員會面交流。為了讓公眾對於太空人訓練有更多認識,香港太空館現安排一場分享會,由少年太空人體驗營的畢業營員現身說法,為大家介紹在營內的所見所聞。

日期:2022年10月23日(星期日)

時間:3:00pm – 4:00pm

地點:香港科學館演講廳

網上平台:康文+++Facebook專頁及香港太空館YouTube頻道

主持:陳俊霖先生(香港太空館助理館長)

講者:少年太空人體驗營畢業營員

Images and visuals are from the Hong Kong Space Museum –香港太空館 Hong Kong Space Museum –- 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR- China- People’s Republic of China …..

#MadeInChina #中國製造 #中國 |#西藏 #西藏天文馆 #TibetPlanetarium #June2022 |#Lhasa The world’s highest-altitude planetarium Observatory telescope – world’s largest refracting optical astronomical telescope ready year  2024,  – under construction, which will provide space early warning services for space activities…#TibetAutonomousRegion #China #PeoplesRepublicOfChina ….

西藏天文馆 Currently at the moment in Lhasa the region capital of Tibet Autonomous Region of China- People’s Republic of China the Construction of the world’s highest – The world’s highest-altitude planetarium, the西藏天文馆Tibet Planetarium, started construction in Lhasa on June 12. It is reported that the roof of the planetarium will be equipped with a refracting optical astronomical telescope with a diameter of 1.06 meters, which will also be the largest refracting optical astronomical telescope in the world. The planetarium has a total construction area of ​​11,571.9 square meters and is expected to be completed in June 2024. The roof of the planetarium will be equipped with a refracting optical telescope with a diameter of about 1.06 meters. This astronomical telescope will also surpass the 1.02-meter-diameter refractor telescope of the Yerkes Observatory in the United States and become the world’s largest refracting astronomical telescope. …


This one-meter-class refractor telescope can monitor variable stars, poor photometry of binary stars, and supernova monitoring. The scope of monitoring includes celestial bodies in the solar system, stars in the Milky Way, and even some nearby galaxies in the outer reaches of the Milky Way can also be observed.
In addition, in scientific research work, this one-meter-class refracting telescope will be used for space target observation, providing space early warning services for my country’s space launch activities and the on-orbit operation of spacecraft.


“Space debris and space junk are being monitored on a global scale, and this monitoring network requires a large number of space observation facilities such as telescopes to work together. The scientific goals of our one-meter-class refractor telescope also involve near-Earth detection in space. The monitoring activities of small celestial bodies and space debris are part of the entire monitoring network.” Wang Junjie said that there is no professional large-scale astronomical observation telescope in the vast Tibet area, and the space monitoring network needs to deploy monitoring equipment closely. The high-level refractor telescope is equivalent to filling the “blind area” of China’s space monitoring network. It will become an important part of the entire monitoring system. The monitoring data obtained will also be used together with the data of other monitoring facilities to calculate the space flight. The construction of the Tibet Planetarium in the orbit of the object 

The special geographical and climatic advantages of Tibet can also facilitate astronomical observations. In order to reduce the influence of atmospheric, weather and other factors on astronomical observation activities, astronomical observation facilities should preferably be located in places with higher altitudes, more sunshine and less rain, and less light pollution. The characteristics of high altitude, sunny days, low population density and high atmospheric visibility in Lhasa will be conducive to astronomical observations.

  In addition, the Tibet Planetarium after its completion will also undertake a special mission, that is, to carry out astronomical science popularization activities that are easy for the public, especially young people to participate in and accept, and popularize astronomical science knowledge through exhibitions, training, experiments, video broadcasts, lectures, etc. , to spread scientific ideas.

 ”The world’s highest-altitude planetarium, coupled with the world’s largest refracting optical astronomical telescope, will have a huge appeal to local people, domestic and foreign tourists, and astronomy enthusiasts. The scientific and cultural literacy of the public plays a unique and important role.” Wang Junjie said that he believed that the Tibet Planetarium would become a new local Internet celebrity landmark, attracting local people and global tourists to visit.

  According to the operation data of the Tibet Natural Science Museum over the years, the annual reception of the Tibet Planetarium is expected to reach more than 100,000 people, and more than 100,000 people can receive astronomical science popularization education every year.

  Wang Junjie said that in recent years, the astronomical undertakings in Tibet have been developing continuously, from the Tibet Yangbajing Observatory, the first professional observatory in Tibet, the National Astronomical Observatory, to the Ali Observatory of the National Astronomical Observatory in western Tibet. The former has a submillimeter-wave telescope in cooperation with Germany, which mainly explores star formation, organic molecules, etc. The latter is still under further construction, including gravitational wave telescopes, optical telescopes and other equipment.

Images and visuals are from their Respectives

#AlreadyTomorrowInHongKong #香港| #香港太空館 #HongKongSpaceMuseum #May2022 |凝望銀河中心-探索超級黑洞人馬座A*之秘 | Sagittarius A*: the Supermassive Black Hole at our Galactic Center – #EventHorizonTelescope #EHT…..

Located in the Heart of Hong Kong central of Victoria Harbour in which locate looking at the iconic Megatroplis HongKong Island city landscape from the opposite is the Hong Kong Space Museum  香港太空館 in which located at 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China –People’s Republic of China..  in which is one of the most international iconic buildings architecturally due to its hemispheric round dome in which is iconic known as one of Hong Kong’s local most cherish bread pastries the Pineapple Bun – Bolo Bao due to the pineapple ceramic texturing tiles of the dome structure that resembles the delicious texturing of the Pineapple Bun .. In which on In June 2014, the Hong Kong Government listed the pineapple bun as a part of Hong Kong’s intangible cultural heritage. … Despite the name, it does not traditionally contain pineapple; rather, the name refers to the look of the characteristic topping (which resembles the texture of a pineapple)……

On 21st May 2022 Saturday at 12 midday Hong Kong SAR – Beijing Time ….  A two hour Lecture speaker was live stream from Hong Kong Space Museum Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum perform in the Cantonese Dialect on Regardingly On凝望銀河中心-探索超級黑洞人馬座A*之秘 | Sagittarius A*: the Supermassive Black Hole at our Galactic Center….

On 12 May, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) revealed the first image or shadow of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). It is also the second black hole ever to be “seen” in human history.

EHT started observing the two black holes lurking at the centre of the M87 galaxy and the Milky Way in 2017. Sgr A*, our nearest black hole neighbour in the heart of our galaxy, is about 27,000 light-years away from Earth. Being about 2,000 times closer to Earth than the M87 black hole, the Sgr A* black hole should be an easier target to observe. However, why would its image come three years after the first image of the distant M87 galaxy? What are the challenges and difficulties of discovering, observing, and analysing this mysterious supermassive black hole?

In this lecture, we are honoured to have Prof Chan Chi-kwan, a member of the EHT team from Hong Kong, and the Associate Professor from the University of Arizona to introduce the characteristics of Sgr A* black hole and explain how to render the black hole image from mammoth amounts of data. The lecture will be live-streamed on the Space Museum’s YouTube Channel too. Therefore, whether you stay home or come to our Museum, you can also get to know this astronomy breakthrough with us!

【太空館活動】凝望銀河中心-探索超級黑洞人馬座A*之秘

「事件視界望遠鏡」計劃 (Event Horizon Telescope, EHT) 喺5月12日公布超級黑洞人馬座A* (Sagittarius A*, Sgr A*) 嘅第一張剪影影像,亦都係是人類史上第二個「睇」到嘅黑洞。

早喺2017年,EHT已着手觀測M87星系同銀河系中心嘅黑洞。位於銀河系中心嘅人馬座A*黑洞係目前已知離我哋最近嘅超大質量黑洞,距離地球約27,000光年,比M87黑洞近約2000倍,理應更易觀測。但係點解佢嘅「面貌」會比M87黑洞遲三年先首度面世呢?從發現、到觀測同分析呢個神秘嘅超級黑洞又有咩困難同挑戰?

喺今次嘅講座,我哋有幸邀請到EHT團隊中嘅香港成員,美國亞利桑那大學副教授陳志均教授為我哋拆解人馬座A*嘅特性,同講解如何從大量數據重組黑洞影像。講座更會喺太空館嘅YouTube頻道同步直播,所以大家無論安在家中,抑或親身嚟到現場都可以一齊了解呢個天文學研究嘅重大突破!

日期:2022年5月21日(星期六)

時間:中午12時至下午2時

地點:香港太空館演講廳

講者:陳志均教授(美國亞利桑那大學副教授)

Images and visuals are from the Hong Kong Space Museum -香港太空館 Hong Kong Space Museum –- 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR- China- People’s Republic of China …..