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Planetarium Sheet G P Birla Archaeological Astronomical and Scientific Research Institute
बिड़ला तारामंडल हैदराबाद
Birla Planetarium Hyderabad

INDIA , TELANGANA , HYDERABAD

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G P Birla Archaeological Astronomical and Scientific Research Institute

Type: Science Center
Opened in 1985

Address: Adarsh Nagar, Naubat Pahad, - Hyderabad, 500 063, Andhra
Country: INDIA
Email: gpbirlasocialmedia@gmail.com
Phone: +91 40-2323-5081

Website: https://gpbaasri.org/planetarium/

Team
B G Siddharth (director)

150 seats

Dome of 12.0m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7
Software: Digistar 7
Video system 2 vp : 1+1 cove
Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Facilities
Observatory G.P. Birla Observatory: dome on the roof: C11

Operation

History
- September 8, 1985: 12m/150s/GOTO GX
- 2019: Digistar 6
- June 2023: Digistar 7 (GOTO dismantled and exhibed in the lobby), projector move to cove

Last major evolution: 2023: Digital

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

Latitude: 17°24'12" N - Longitude: 78°28'14" E - Altitude: 559m
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