B.M. Birla Planetarium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

B.M. Birla Planetarium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

B. M. Birla Planetarium is a large planetarium in Chennai providing a virtual tour of the night sky and holding cosmic shows on a specially perforated hemispherical aluminium inner dome.

Birla Planetarium is a vital element of the Periyar Science and Technology Centre, a leading institute in Tamil Nadu which houses eight galleries, namely, Physical Science, Electronics and Communication, Energy, Life Science, Innovation, Transport, International Dolls and Children and Materials Science, with more than 500 exhibits.

Asha Kiran Planetarium, Belgaum, Karnataka.

Asha Kiran Planetarium, Belgaum, Karnataka.

Asha Kiran Planetarium is a school of Astronomy and Audio-Visual Education Research Centre and popular with school kids.

It is India’s first private planetarium, located at Ganeshpur in Belgaum, Karnataka. Space and astronomy were always a passion for Professor C G Hukkeri who established Asha Kiran Planetarium in the compound of his residence. 

He works in the USA (United States of America) now as a professor for geography and sciences, but his labor of love lies in India, at Belgaum in the form of this planetarium.