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Nehru Planetarium



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Nehru Planetarium
Nehru Planetarium
Nehru Planetarium
Nehru Planetarium
Nehru Planetarium
Nehru Planetarium
Nehru Planetarium
Nehru Planetarium
Nehru Planetarium
Nehru Planetarium
Nehru Planetarium


Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1987

Address: Rose Garden, Civil Lines, - Ludhiana 141001, Punjab
Country: INDIA
Email: 
Phone: +91 161 277 1447

Website: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/planetarium-revamp-plea-reaches


Team
Pradip Kr. Aggarwal



80 seats











Dome of  8.0m


Technical
 Optical system ZEISS : ZKP2

Facilities
Operation
 Frequenting: 2500 people per year
Sessions: 50 per year
Staff: 4 people

History
 - November 26, 1985: ZKP2 delivered
- September 1987: opening (ZKP2: Rs. 15 lakhs)
- Abandoned for several years...
- 2012: renovation
- January 4, 2017: reopening: Digital fisheye (Zeiss ZKP2 dismantled)
- 2020: closed (Covid)
- November 2022: reopening


Comments
 Dr Jayanta Sthanapati, History of Planetariums in India: 1954-2018, online, 2019
Latitude: 30°54'29" N  -  Longitude: 75°49'27" E  -  Altitude: 249m
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