India, Nov. 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated COSMOS-Mysuru, India's first LED dome planetarium on Friday (November 13) at the University of Mysore campus, marking a new development in the country's astronomy education and scientific outreach.

Developed by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in collaboration with the University of Mysore, the facility is located at the foothills of Chamundi Hills. It features a 15-metre tilted dome comprising around 6,150 LED panels with 4.2 crore individual LEDs.

Unlike conventional planetariums that use projectors to display images on a passive dome, the new facility uses computer-controlled LED panels to produce visuals directly on the dome.

The technology offers 8K resolution an...