is named “The Resting Giant” and has been kept on exhibit within the campus. The project which served the planetarium ever since its inception was a slide projector made in Japan that uses 35-mm film rolls. Its show has been viewed by an estimated 6 million visitors. The hybrid projector is capable of projecting the Sun, Moon, more than 18 bright stars, 12 zodiacal constellations, 26 constellations, Jovian planets and satellites and the rings and two satellites of the Saturn. The renovation also includes an increase in the seating capacity from 236 to 250. In 2019, a center established a new facility named “Science on a Sphere” (SOS), developed by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States, to serve as an educational tool to illustrate the Earth from various perspectives such as agriculture, forest, ocean temperature, and climate. See also M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research List of astronomical societies List of Planetariums References External links B.M. Birla Planetarium, Chennai B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad M.P. Birla Planetarium, Kolkata 1988 establishments in Tamil Nadu Tourist attractions in Chennai Museums in Chennai Planetaria in India Science museums in India Science centres in India Museums established in 1988