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New spot to get a glimpse of universe

The Observatory and Planetarium of the Vietnam National Space Centre in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, Hanoi, will be put into operation.
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  • Hanoi Observatory has a total investment of nearly 2,600,000 USD. Besides Nha Trang observatories, it is the second of its kind built by Vietnam Space Centre Project (Photo: VNA)

  • The Observatory consists of an optical telescope with 0.5m diameter, which is designed and made by Marcon, a famous Italian firm for precision engineering (Photo: VNA)

  • The telescope is equipped with a professional image recorder and a high-quality spectrograph (Photo: VNA)

  • The telescope is equipped with a professional image recorder and a high-quality spectrograph (Photo: VNA)

  • The telescope has a drive structure synchronized with an automatic dome control system (Photo: VNA)

  • The telescope has a drive structure synchronized with an automatic dome control system (Photo: VNA)

  • The observatory goes along with a 100-seat Planetarium with a dome screen (Photo: VNA)

  • The images and videos are projected onto the dome screen with a high-resolution 6-projector system, providing an authentic experience of space and the stars (Photo: VNA) (Photo: VNA)

  • The Planetarium is also a tool using visual images to explain motions of celestial objects and many interesting astronomical phenomena (Photo: VNA)

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