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The Tainan Astronomical Education Area (TAEA; ) is an educational center in Quxi Village,
Danei District Danei District () is a rural district of about 8,948 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. History Formerly home to the Tevorangh Taiwanese Plains Aborigines, a branch of the Siraya people (Baccloangh subtribe). In 1920, the area was designated , , T ...
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Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...
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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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History

In 2002, Danei Township was selected as the site to construct the building. Being the first phase of the construction, the
observatory An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. His ...
was constructed starting 2004 and completed on 11 August 2006. It was then opened for use on 1 January 2007. The main construction was completed in 2012. It started its trial operation on 1 February 2013 and was officially opened on 29 June 2013.


Architecture

Located at an elevation of 110 meters above sea level, the complex consists of observatory, astronomy museum and planetarium. It features a 76 cm telescope, the largest telescope on ground level in Taiwan.


See also

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* {{Astronomical institutions in Taiwan 2013 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures completed in 2012 Buildings and structures in Tainan Astronomical observatories in Taiwan Science centers in Taiwan Tourist attractions in Tainan Planetaria in Taiwan