Birla Planetarium

Birla planetarium

Birla planetarium Kolkata is noted as the top 20 places to visit for Kolkata Tour. It is mostly a half-day tour. It is very remarkable to recognize that it is the largest planetarium in Asia and also the second-largest planetarium in the world. Customarily known as “Taramandal”, the planetarium was famously inaugurated on 2nd July 1963 by Jawaharlal Nehru, then Prime Minister of India. The architecture of this astonishing building is based on the Buddhist stupa based at Ranchi. The structure of this single-storeyed circular-shaped building is in the traditional Indian style. It consists of an electronics laboratory for design and fabrication of science equipment and astronomic gallery which is renowned for its huge collection of brilliant paintings and celestial models constructed by prominent astronomers.

Architecture inside

Birla planetarium Kolkata includes an astronomic observatory furnished with a Celestron-14 telescope with various accessories such as ST6 CCD camera and solar filter. It consistently arranges sky shows to dissipate the superstition about heavenly myths and make people aware of the basic concepts of astronomy. It enables the amateurs to acknowledge the diversity and mystification of the night sky. It also coordinates the activities of Amateur Astronomers Association which consists of telescope fabrication, astrophotography and conducting evening skywatch programs. All these are very exciting for the young discovering minds. The topics are varied such as the evolution of the earth, the riddles of cosmos, exploration of Mars and other planets as well. Interactive sessions are held following the magnificent sky shows. A special live discussion has been organized regularly to help high classes for their science syllabus. It offers to the public and students more than 100 astronomical projects dealing with many facts related go astronomy, astronomy physics, space science so on and so forth. It has a capacity of 6,800. Daily programs are instructed such as in English, Hindi, Bengali. Sometimes the programs are also held in Tamil and Gujrati languages as well. Extra shows are arranged in holidays as well. The planetarium was constructed by ML Dalmia and co which is owned by the board of control for cricket in India former President late Jagmohan Dalmiya.  The dome is of 23 meters made from high precision perforated aluminum sheets. There is approximately 570 push back progressively reclining seats in concentric order for the ultimate comfort of the spectators.

The planetarium was closed for 28 months for renovation works and it was again reopened for public welfare and awareness on 18th July 2017. The so-called ZEISS Hybrid planetarium was installed for the newly built building with an optical-mechanical planetarium projector named STAR MASTER. It is alternatively known as ‘starl ball' working in synch with a dome video display system. The star ball furnishes the most realistic starfield in the dome with superimposed images of constellation outlines. Space objects such as nebula and galaxies, planets and moon by the VELVET digital video system is called full-dome projection. The technical update was delivered and installed by the German company Carl Zeiss AG. The planetarium has been acknowledged under the sponsorship of an Institute involved in research and academic activities in astronomy and astrophysics since 1993. At present, M P Birla Institute of fundamental Research is engaged in the planetarium and scientific activities. Also, it has been denoted by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research organization. The planetarium has completely restructured its exhibition galleries and all public utilities for the enjoyment and well being of the visitors in addition to the sky theatre. There also exhibits a seminar hall and a well-equipped place with modern gadgets for quality teaching. A profound list of the visual display has been installed for the galleries along with interactives being easier available to the public.
Birla planetarium is an ideal place for science explorers, information seekers, and discoverers who have an immense passion for hoarding knowledge to take a one day trip around it to experience many new things and have fun at the same time. It doesn’t present things in a conventional or mundane way, as a result, the explorers will be thoroughly entertained. Also it an amazing platform for students to learn in a most exciting way about the various branches of science in a playful manner. Besides that, there are many delightful sights you discover around the planetarium. Outside the planetarium, there are also mouth-watering treats for the people. They can also have a taste of Kolkata street food. During winter times there are usually a huge number of people who gather to take a trip inside this amazing place. But there are above thousands of people throughout the whole year to visit this interesting place in Kolkata, West Bengal where knowledge meets innovation. It has varied things to discover and discuss. It beautifully clears the doubt of budding minds who possess the possibility to become future astronomers, astrophysicist so on and so forth. It plays a significant role in the scientific and educational development of the country. Located at the heart of the city of joy it enriches and propels the growth and contributes greatly to the enlightenment of the tourists in Kolkata. People irrespective of age can come here and have a delightful experience of the magnificent, mind-blowing surroundings. The place is well maintained and its architecture is commendable as well. It is one of the must-visit places during Kolkata Tour Package. Different people belong ing to dissimilar background comes every year from across the globe to witness this magnificent piece of art. It stands as a symbol of unification of art and science.
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