Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)

India / Bangla / Barabazar / Kolkata / Cathedral Road
 monument, planetarium, interesting place
This is the largest & oldest planetarium situated rear the Government of India tourist office providing a virtual tour of the stars and the solar system.

The planetarium holds sky shows everyday at different timings in different languages. The show covers the various aspects of the cosmos, space, galaxies, comets, The Hubble Space Telescope, eclipses, the mysterious Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO's) and the recent clash of the Titans.

The visitors are transported into a new world, as they watch a large dome of an open sky, full of shining stars looking down upon them. With excellent sound effects added upon them gives a feel of being in outer space. The show lasts about 35 minutes.

Call 22231516/6610 for details. Prof. R Subramanian Director General
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birla_Planetarium
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Coordinates:   22°32'43"N   88°20'50"E

Comments

  • Is it actually the largest now ? I think even the one at Patna is bigger.
  • much bigger than the one at patna. after m p birla planetarium, kolkata the next one in india in size is the nehru planetarium, mumbai
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