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Indira Gandhi Planetarium
इंदिरा गांधी तारामंडल, लखनऊ


INDIA , UTTAR PRADESH , LUCKNOW
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Indira Gandhi Planetarium
Indira Gandhi Planetarium


Type: Science Center
Opened in 2003

Address: Vigyan Bhawan, 9 Nabiullah road , Surajkund park, Qaiserbagh, - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226018
Country: INDIA
Email: upastroclub@gmail.com
Phone: +91 91510 22520

Website: https://cstupplanetarium.in/
     
           







168 seats











Dome of  15.0m




Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digitar 7
Software: Digistar 7
Meridian resolution 8.0 K
Stereoscopic Yes
Dome: NanoSeam Dome (2023)

Facilities
Observatory dome on the roof

Operation

History
- 28 February 1988: foundation stone, 15m/Zeiss RFP-DP3 delivered...! CSK Raj architecte and engineered by U.P. Rajkiya Nirman Nigam Ltd.
- 8 May 2003: inaugurated GOTO G1518-AT
- March 2023: closed for renovation and upgrade ($5.8 million)
- early 2025: reopening planned: Digistar 7, 3D, 8K, NanoSeam Dome,

Last major evolution: 2023: Digital

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


Latitude: 26°51'54" N  -  Longitude: 80°55'25" E  -  Altitude: 114m
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