Birla Planetarium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India

Birla Planetarium features a fully computerized planetarium located in the Kotturpuram suburbs of Chennai city. The planetarium is an integral part of Periyar Science and Technology Centre. The planetarium was built in the memory of the leading industrialist and visionary of India, B.M. Birla. Birla Planetarium is a fully computerized planetarium featuring an audio video sojourn of the cosmic space.

Eight galleries on themes of Physical Science, Transport, Electronics & Communication, Energy, Materials Science, Life Science, Innovation, International Dolls and Children, with over 500 exhibits are present here.  Interested to in astronomy, would like to know more about stars & mystries of the Milkeyway, then you must visit this Planetarium. This is one of the modern Planetarium in the country using GM II projector, very sophisticated instrument (it can excute diurnal, annual, Latitudinal and precessional motions.) You can watch celestial phenomena, on aluminum inner dome used as screen. Its fully Computerized, at time can accodamate 236 person. They present shows on varies subject in astronomy, even common laymancan understood. For every 3 month or sometimes often they change these prgram themes, so always one can expect new programs to watch.

Equally impressive is the Traffic Park that keeps you abreast of the latest road safety measures. Children have a rollicking time dashing around in toy cars with the help of automatic electronic signal systems. This modern planetarium is housed in a hemispherical theatre. Here a fully computerized projector brings the heavenly bodies to life. The latest astronomical phenomena are brought back to life in stimulated environs. The Periyar Science & Technology Centre situated near Gandhi Mandapam in Kotturpuram enables the visiting public to understand scientific and technological inventions through working models.