Science Beat

A mini planetarium

Pune-based MR Kabra has been the man responsible for many planetariums across India—like the Science City Space Theatre in Kolkata,AB Birla Planetarium in Hyderabad,Meghnad Saha Planetarium in Burdwan,and the Indira Gandhi planetarium in Patna. These were built with the help of the technology of Goto,a Japan-based company. Now,inspired by the company’s mini planetarium that is being used by thousands of schools across the world,Kabra has come up with EX-3 mini planetarium of his own. Resembling a globe,the machine uses the pin-hole method to project the hemisphere on a dome. It can be installed in a place as small as a 12X12 ft room,can be handled by anyone and can cater to 20 students at once.