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Planetarium Sheet Nehru Planetarium
नेहरू प्लानेटेरिअम मुंबई

INDIA , MAHARASHTRA , MUMBAI

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Type: Science Center
Opened in 1977

Address: Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli - Mumbai, 400 018, Maharashtra
Country: INDIA
Email:

Website: http://www.nehru-centre.org/planetarium/
Website 2: https://nehruplanetarium77.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/the-universal-planetarium-projector/

Team
Arvind Bhatnagar (1976-1979)
V.S. Venkatavaradan (1979-1997)
J.J. Rawal (1997-2001)
M.N. Vahiya (2001-2002)
Shri Piyush Pandey (2003-2011)

583 seats

Dome of 22.9m

Technical
Optical system ZEISS : UPP-23/6

Facilities

Operation
Frequenting: 350000 people per year

History
- March 3, 1977: 22.86m/583s/Zeiss UPP 23/6 (Rs. 1.65 crores)
- October 2003: Digistar 3 (Zeiss dismantled et exhibed)

Last major evolution: 2003: Digital

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

Latitude: 18°59'24" N - Longitude: 72°48'53" E - Altitude: 8m
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