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The Mumbai planetarium complex at Worli
There are four planetariums in India named after India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru Plantariums are located in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore and there is a Jawahar Planetarium in Allahabad.
Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore
The Nehru Planetarium in Bangalore was founded by Bangalore City Corporation and was subsequently handed over to the newly formed Bangalore Association for Science Education (BASE). The Planetarium has a 15 m. diameter dome with a seating capacity of 210. It is equipped with 'Space master' Planetarium projector supplied by Carl Zeiss, Germany.
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai
The Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai, a part of the Nehru Centre,Mumbai, was inaugurated on 3 March 1977 by the then Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi. Over the years, this has grown into a Centre for scientific study of astronomy and space science. The planetarium is equipped with a Digistar 3 planetarium projector which was installed in 2003, replacing the earlier Carl Zeiss Universal Projector.
Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi
Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi
The Nehru Planetarium in New Delhi is situated on the grounds of Teen Murti Bhavan, the erstwhile residence of Jawaharlal Nehru. This planetarium, like its namesake in Mumbai, was also inaugurated by Smt. Indira Gandhi on 6 February 1964[1]. One of the major attractions of this place is the Soyuz T-10 which carried India’s first cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma to space, along with his space suit and mission journal.
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References
- ^ "Features" on Press Information Bureau of India
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