Overview

• The planetarium at ASM’s Abhinava Primary School now offers dedicated weekly astronomy sessions for classes 5–8 and supports an Amateur Astronomy Club for hands-on sky-gazing.
• Funded by the Vidyalakshmi Foundation, the 50-seat facility uses Evans & Sutherland’s Digistar 2025 projection system to deliver immersive 360° visuals and real-time simulations.
• Built-in programmes grant seamless access to shows from ISRO, NASA and the European Space Agency, plus in-built show-building software and dome-casting capabilities.
• A dedicated online booking website will launch in the coming weeks to allow students from other schools and the public to reserve weekend shows.
• Under a new MoU with ISRO, the planetarium will stream upcoming missions such as Chandrayaan live in Hindi, English and Marathi within the next month.