The Planetarium will be temporarily closed due to maintanence and optimization of the dome and its 3D digital projection system from 16th (Monday) to 25th November (Wednesday). The Center apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

Awarded the highest resolution 3D planetarium by the Guinness World Records since 2011, the Planetarium has a dome-shaped tilted screen of 15.24 metres in diameter. It is installed with a set of 12 digital projectors of 4,096 x 2,048 pixels each for showing dome films with ultra high-definition up to 8,000 x 8,000 pixels. The Planetarium having 127 seats and 4 wheelchair spaces are all equipped with interactive controls. Wearing specially made glasses, the audience can see 3D images projected onto the screen. Its powerful database, coupled with an amazing array of projection effects, can take audiences onto a journey travelling freely in space and time. The system can also show digital dome films, making the Planetarium a multi-functional dome theatre.

The Planetarium will reopen on Friday, 27 November.

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Macao Science Center Limited

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