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Kusumbai Motichand Planetarium
गोलाविलकर गुरूजी विद्यालय

INDIA , MAHARASHTRA , PUNE

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Type: School
Opened in 1954

Address: 486, Sadashiv Peth,Tilak Road - Pune, Maharashtra
Country: INDIA
Email: nest@despune.org
Phone: +91 20 2433 6029

Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusumbai_Motichand_Planetarium
Website 2: http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/29495/1/SR%2051(10)%2034-36.pdf

Team
Dilip Kotibhaskar, Shri Vinayak V Ramdasi (2011-)

100 seats

Dome of 9.0m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : A-1
Seat: Removable seats

Facilities
Observatory dome on the roof

Operation
Frequenting: 9000 people per year

History
- September 18, 1954: opening (first in India)
- 1995: closed (projector out of order)
- August, 2011: reopening (Spitz A1 repaired + dome repainted)
- 2017: visit of astronaut Rakesh Sharma

Comments
Dr Jayanta Sthanapati, History of Planetariums in India: 1954-2018, online, 2019

Latitude: 18°30'38" N - Longitude: 73°50'41" E - Altitude: 559m
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