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Anna Science Centre - Planetarium
अन्ना विज्ञान केंद्र


INDIA , TAMIL NADU , TIRUCHIRAPALLI
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Anna Science Centre - Planetarium
Anna Science Centre - Planetarium
Anna Science Centre - Planetarium
Anna Science Centre - Planetarium
Anna Science Centre - Planetarium
Anna Science Centre - Planetarium
Anna Science Centre - Planetarium
Anna Science Centre - Planetarium


Type: Science Center
Opened in 1999

Address: Pudukkottai Main Road, Kottapattu, Airport PO, - Tiruchirappalli 620007
Country: INDIA
Email: ascplanetarium@gmail.com
Phone: +91 43-1233-2190

Website: https://tnstc.gov.in/anna-science-centre.html
     

Team
I.K. Lenin Tamil Kovan,







90 seats











Dome of  8.5m




Technical
Digital system RSA-Cosmos :
Software: SkyExplorer
Video system Barco : F80 4K7
Video Lens: 1+1 cove
Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Facilities

Operation
Frequenting: 60000 people per year
Sessions: 1500 per year
Staff: 8 people

History
- August 15, 1999: opening (June 10??)
- December 2022: closed for total renovation
- August 2023: seats, digital (GOTO GS-AT dismantled), repaint screen
- December 2024: regular flooding problem (park and exteriors)
- August 2025: new interactive science gallery

Last major evolution: 2023: digital

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


Latitude: 10°46'08" N  -  Longitude: 78°42'11" E  -  Altitude: 87m
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