The Milky Way Village Kigoyama (Kigoyama Communication & Training Center)

Kigoyama Communication&Training Center consists of three facilities: “Children’s Interaction Tower”, “Astronomy Study Tower” and “Youth Interaction Tower”, all together known under a nickname The Milky Way Village Kigoyama.
The first MEGASTAR-Neo was installed here.
The planetarium projection system was redesigned to a hybrid configuration with the MEGASTAR-Neo (five million stars) and a digital planetarium “StellaDome Pro” by AstroArts Inc.
The planetarium hall has opened its doors after renewal on April 1, 2018 (Sunday).
Students of municipal elementary and junior high schools offered a nickname for the equipment: “Hoshi Tamagon”.

INFORMATION

Facility name: The Milky Way Village Kigoyama (Kigoyama Communication & Training Center)
Location: 13-1, Minamoto-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa Prefecture, 920-1141, Japan
Model: MEGASTAR-Neo
Dome specification: 10m diameter, horizontal dome
Seating capacity: 80 seats
Open for public: March, 2018

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