Science Centre Singapore
The Science Centre Singapore is an incredible facility with specialized foci in technological and scientific education and exploration for the general public. It is an incredibly popular visitor destination with local citizens as well as drawing in guests from the surrounding region. It has an incredibly respectful reputation, and intends to inspire interest in science as well as simply to educate. It has over eight exhibition galleries that host many diverse displays that cater to all age and educational levels. Not only is this facility extremely popular with and supported by the local population, it is also extremely popular with the tourists who are staying in one of the Singapore luxury hotels.
The idea for the science center was first developed in 1969 when the Science Council of Singapore suggested its creation to help separate the science specific related aspects of the National Museum from its other historic and artistic content. This prompted a government initiative to establish a science and technology specific entity. After the lengthy process of planning and building the centre, it was finally and officially opened in December of 1977. At that time it was known as the Singapore Science Centre and in 2007 it was officially renamed Science Centre of Singapore.
The Science Centre houses an incredible observatory, which features a main telescope with a 40 cm Cassegrain reflector that offers a combined focal length of 520 cm. This amazing telescope and the services of the observatory are open to the public every Friday night from eight to ten pm. And while true star gazing will require a clear sky, observatory staff will be there on all Friday evenings. The night sky is an incredible sight, and when viewed with telescopic enhancement and educational information, it makes a truly unique experience, as the night sky is specific to each location and time from which it is viewed.
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