New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- On November 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the COSMOS-Mysuru Planetarium at the University of Mysore campus. It is India's first LED dome planetarium. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar attended the ceremony. Students and teachers from Mysuru schools were also present.

The Indian Institute of Astrophysics built the centre at the foothills of Chamundi Hills. It will support astronomy education, research and training. The centre aims to make astronomy easier to explore for students and the wider public.

The planetarium has a tilted dome measuring 15 metres. Around 6,150 panels contain 4.2 crore individual LEDs. In conventional planetariums, projectors ca...