The Mayon Planetarium and Science Park, also known as the Virtual Mayon Simulation and Observatory Facility, is a

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and geology museum in the city of

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Albay Albay (IPA: ), officially the Province of Albay (; ; Baybayin, ᜎᜎᜏᜒᜄᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, mostly on the southeastern part of the isla ...

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. The planetarium was built under the initiative of former

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member, Edcel Lagman Sr. Its construction was funded by the Priority Development Assistance Fund allocated to Lagman. The facility is operated by the city government of Tabaco. The facility is situated above sea level at the foot of the

Mayon Volcano Mayon (; , ), also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol, Philippines. A popular tourist spot, it is renowned for its "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape, and i ...

within the permanent danger zone and was opened in March 2006. The planetarium grounds covers a area. The planetarium also host observation facilities which offers panoramic view of nearby towns and geographical features including the Mayon Volcano itself. The building has a single storey and hosts four rooms which houses a library, the virtual room, a mini-museum and an audiovisual hall. The dome measures .

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