Learn more about Mars and Pluto too! A brief journey to the vastness of the cosmos begins. Situated at 96, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, adjacent to St. Paul’s Cathedral and near Victoria Memorial, it is a landmark in the city of Kolkata.

We continue to leave terra firma further and further behind us and the atmosphere gets thinner.

The inaugural sky show was The Astounding Universe produced in-house in 1985.

Current Shows Cosmic Collisions A thrilling virtual reality experience in the M. P. Birla Planetarium, Cosmic Collisions launches visitors on an awe-inspiring trip through space and time to explore the hypersonic impacts that drive the dynamic and continuing evolution of the universe. Birla Planetarium Hyderabad show timings are- for English- 11.30 am, 4 pm and 6 pm, while Telugu sky show timings are at 12.15 pm, 3 pm, 5 pm and 6.45 pm and 8.15 pm which is optional. Tickets are issued half an hour before the respective show. 91-33-22231516/22236610. Date: January 6-8, 2020. The M. P. Birla Planetarium in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is an iconic structure whose architecture is based on the famous Buddhist Stupa at Sanchi. Concessional tickets are issued to Students (in group of 25 or more) upon request. We fly through the clouds as if the dome is transparent. Situated at the famous Chowringhee Road right in the proximity of Victoria Memorial and St. Paul's Cathedral Birla planetarium is the largest planetarium in Asia and the second largest in the world! 96, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata 700 071, India.

of India) as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO).Hybrid Projector: Star Master ZMP Opto Mechanical coupled with 9 Ultra High Resolution VELVET Digital projectorsDome: 23 metre diameter AstroTec (USA), made from high precision perforated Aluminum sheetsSeats: 570 push back progressively reclining seats in concentric arrangementAS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AGAINST THE SPREAD OF CORONA VIRUS, THE M. P. BIRLA PLANETARIUM WILL REMAIN CLOSED TILL FURTHER NOTICEFrom the fiery surface of the sun to the icy realm of comets, travel to worlds with enormous volcanoes, vast canyons, dazzling rings, and storms that would swallow the earth. Situated at 96, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, adjacent to St. Paul’s Cathedral and near Victoria Memorial, it is a landmark in the city of Kolkata.

We fly through the clouds as if the dome is transparent. info@mpbirlaplanetarium.org

A daytime astronomy workshop is being planned shortly for students and teachers with tribal backgrounds during Dec.18-20, 2019. There is also show in Hindi at 7.30 pm.

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To keep pace with modern technology the planetarium has been renovated in 2017 with one of the most advanced Carl Zeiss Hybrid Projection System.Since 1993 M. P. Birla Planetarium has been brought under the aegis of an institute involved in research and academic activities in astronomy and astro physics.

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.

Extra shows at 11:30 AM (Bengali) on Sundays & Holidays. Situated in the city of joy - Kolkata, Birla Planetarium is a magnificent edifice set up by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2nd July 1963. B M Birla Planetarium. To keep track of our past, as well as present activities, please, visit our facebook page.

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A fulldome show for planetariums and digital dome theatres coming at M. P. Birla Planetarium. A brief journey to the vastness of the cosmos begins…A starship slowly rises out of the earth’s shadow and begins its orbit.

The current show is The Space Tourist-Lost in the Cosmos. At present the M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research is engaged in planetarium and scientific activities and has been recognised by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR, Govt. The Birla Planetarium in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is a single-storeyed circular structure designed in the typical Indian style, whose architecture is loosely styled on the Buddhist Stupa at Sanchi.

The M. P. Birla Planetarium in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is an iconic  structure whose architecture is based on the famous Buddhist Stupa at Sanchi. The BM Birla Planetarium has been producing sky shows on different themes since the three decades accentuating relevant astronomical facts, events and achievements. Planetarium is CLOSED on 1st Thursday of every month We continue to leave terra firma further and further behind us and the atmosphere gets thinner.