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Technical
Optical system ZEISS : ZKP4
Digital system ZEISS : Powerdome
Software: Uniview
Video system Sony : VPL-GTZ270 (4+1)
Meridian resolution 5.2 K
Sound 5.1
Cove light: Yes
Dome: Astro-Tec
Facilities
Other: Science on a Sphere
Gift Shop Souvenir Shop
Operation
History
- May 11, 1988: opening, GOTO GM-II-T
- 2009: fulldome
- April 2013: digital system (10 crores)
- May 2017: Goto dismantled and exposed at the entrance
- September 2017: closed for renovation
- 19 November 2019: reopening: Zeiss Hybrid, new dome, sound and lighting
Comments
Dr Jayanta Sthanapati, History of Planetariums in India: 1954-2018, online, 2019
There are two projects in Tamil Nadu:
- Vellore
- Coimbatore
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Latitude: 13°00'43" N -
Longitude: 80°14'38" E -
Altitude: 9m
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