Description of the attraction
There are five planetariums in India, named after the country's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. One of these planetariums is located in the capital of India - Delhi.
It is located on the territory of Tin Murti Bhavan, or as this place is officially called - the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. Previously, this building was the official residence of the politician. The Prime Minister was fond of astronomy and considered it necessary to awaken in people, especially children, an interest in science, and in astronomy in particular. Therefore, the construction of a planetarium on the territory of his residence has become quite natural. It was inaugurated in 1984 on February 6 by Indira Gandhi.
The biggest attraction of this place is the compartment of the Soyuz T-10 spacecraft, which took the first Indian cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma into space. It also contains his spacesuit and logbook.
The performances that take place in the Theater of the Starry Sky have also become very popular among visitors. They attract about 200 thousand tourists annually. There you can also see various photos, videos, drawings and even cartoons on the space theme.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium in Delhi did not work for some time, as repair and restoration work was going on there. It reopened its doors to visitors in September 2010. Now I am listening to everyone who wants to present an optical star projector "Megastar", which can show about 2 million stars. In addition, the planetarium has several old telescopes, projectors and solar filters in all rooms with which you can observe solar eclipses.
