People can buy tickets to the soon-to-be-opened Shanghai Astronomy Museum from today.

The museum, the largest in the world, will officially open yesterday. Hours are 9:30am to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday. But it will also open on July 19, the first Monday after its opening.

Real-name reservation is required. People can buy tickets on the museum’s official website (www.sstm-sam.org.cn) or its WeChat Account seven days in advance. One ID card can only buy one ticket. Every visitor must wear a mask and show their health QR code. Visitors have to choose morning (9:30am to 12:30pm) or afternoon (12:30pm-3pm).

An adult ticket is 30 yuan (US$6.40) each. Tickets for a family of military personnel, and elders aged from 60 to 70 are 25 yuan. Tickets for students and children taller than 1.3 meters or aged over 6 are 15 yuan. Entry is free to those over 70, retired officials and children under 6.