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Sri Lanka Planetarium
ශ්රී ලංකාව ග්රහලෝකාගාරය


SRI LANKA , , COLOMBO
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Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Sri Lanka Planetarium


Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1965

Address: Bauddhaloka Mawatha - Colombo 07
Country: SRI LANKA
Email: 
Phone: +94 11-258-6499

Website: http://www.planetarium.gov.lk/si/home/
Website 2: http://thilina-astro360.blogspot.com/2008/12/prof-narlikar-visit-2008-colombo.html


Team
Arunu Perera (director)







550 seats











Dome of  23.0m




Technical
Optical system ZEISS : UPP-23/4
Digital system SCISS :
Software: Uniview
Video system Sony : 4Dome: SRX
Video Lens: 1+1 cove
Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Facilities
Gift Shop Yes
Other planetarium: GoDome + Digitarium

Operation

History
- February 1, 1965: 23m/570s/Zeiss UPP 23/4 (A.N.S. Kulasinghe, chief engineer), gift from GDR
- 1999: portable planetarium
- December 9, 2014: building refurbished, digital (they keep the Zeiss UPP 23/4)
- February 17, 2024: closed (critical need for repairs)
- March 12, 2024: reopening

Last major evolution: 2014: Digital

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Latitude: 6°54'02" N  -  Longitude: 79°51'46" E  -  Altitude: 14m

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last update: 09/16/2024

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