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Planetarium Sheet Kalpana Chawla Memorial Planetarium
National Council of Science Museums

INDIA , HARYANA , KURUKSHETRA

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Type: Planetarium
Opened in 2007

Address: Pehowa road - Kurukshetra - Thanesar 136119
Country: INDIA
Email: dsthry@gmail.com
Phone: +91 174-423-8005

Website: http://www.dstharyana.org/html/kcmp.htm
Website 2: http://www.kurukshetraonline.in/city-guide/kalpana-chawla-memorial-planetarium

Team
Shri Sumit Kumar, Arup Gupta (director)

118 seats

Dome of 12.0m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : 1024
Digital system SPITZ : SciDome HB
Software: Starry Night
Video system Christie : Fisheye
Meridian resolution 1.0 K

Facilities

Operation
Frequenting: 120000 people per year

History
- July 24, 2007: opening: Spitz 1024 + SciDome ($456402)
- 2016: upgraded

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

Latitude: 29°57'43" N - Longitude: 76°47'25" E - Altitude: 255m
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