Chilgapsan Observatory, Starpark 칠갑산천문대 스타파크

The star observatory is situated near Hantigogae Pass on Chilgapsan Mountain. The observatory has a celestial projection room, video and lecture room, exhibition room, an observatory platform, main observation room, and a subsidiary observation room. The main observation room is equipped with six telescopes, including a 400mm reflecting telescope and one 304mm refracting telescope, the largest in the nation. At the celestial projection room, visitors can view a virtual night sky and stars on a dome screen 10 meters wide regardless of weather conditions. The room offers 5-D cubic movies related to space science on a full HD screen and 4-D chairs with environmental effects of water, wind, and lightning.

Adults (ages over 19): 3,000 won / Group: 2,500 won
Middle-High school students: 2,000 won / Group: 1,500 won
Elementary school students: 1,000 won / Group: 700 won

* Group: 30 people or more

Structure size
Land area: 1,990㎡
Building area (3F): 1,006㎡

Main failities
3F: Main observatory room, sub observatory room, outdoor observatory
2F: Experience hall, meeting room, lab, lounge, mini library, outdoor observatory
1F: Audiovisual room, projection room for celestial bodies, exhibition hall

Observation device
- 304mm APO refracting telescope
- 400mm RC reflecting telescope
- 260mm 6th aspheric reflecting telescope
- 200mm catadioptric telescope
- 150mm Newtons reflecting telescope
- 127mm Maksutov's cassegrainian telescope
- 120mm ED APO refracting telescope

Available