Description of the attraction
One of the five Planetariums, named after the first Prime Minister of independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru, is located in the beautiful city of Mumbai (Bombay), on Annie Besant Street. It is part of the Nehru Science and Culture Center, established in 1972. The planetarium building itself was opened at a ceremony with the participation of Indira Gandhi on March 3, 1977.
Today this institution has turned into a real research astronomical center, which houses a planetarium, a museum, a library, laboratories, a kind of concert hall for watching films and performances. The center also hosts seminars, lectures and competitions.
The planetarium building itself is a large hexagonal structure with a convex roof. Its project was designed by the famous Indian architect J. M. Kadri. Thanks to the domed roof and modern technology, you can enjoy a magnificent imitation of the starry sky in the huge central hall. The planetarium has the Digistar 3 projector, which was installed in 2003, instead of the old Karl Zeiss projector.
Basically, the work of the planetarium is aimed at a children's audience, in order to interest the younger generation in astronomical science, and also to show how much space technology has advanced in its development recently and human knowledge about space has increased. But it is also very popular with aspiring astronomers.
It is best to book tickets to the planetarium in advance, as due to the increased interest of tourists and constant school trips, they are sorted out very quickly.
