▁opening ▁of ▁a ▁simple ▁planet arium ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁English ▁School ▁in ▁P une ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁The ▁New ▁English ▁School ▁building ▁has ▁a ▁unique ▁Y - sh aped ▁architecture ▁with ▁three ▁linear ▁wings ▁that ▁are ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁central ▁hub ▁at ▁ 1 2 0 - deg ree ▁angle . ▁The ▁top most ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁hub , ▁a ▁concrete ▁hem is pher ical ▁d ome ▁of ▁about ▁ ▁inner ▁diameter ▁is ▁a ▁K us umb ai ▁Mot ich and ▁Planet arium . ▁The ▁floor ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁planet arium ▁is ▁ 6 3 ▁square ▁meters . ▁The ▁planet arium ▁can ▁accommod ate ▁ 1 0 0 ▁people ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁planet arium ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁Gi ri ja ▁Sh ank ar ▁B aj p ai , ▁the ▁then ▁Governor ▁of ▁Bomb ay ▁Province . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Planet arium ▁Project or ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁developing ▁a ▁device ▁which ▁can ▁simulate ▁planet ary ▁mot ions ▁against ▁the ▁background ▁of ▁artificial ly ▁created ▁night ▁sky ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁Max ▁Wolf , ▁a ▁German ▁scient ist ▁and ▁astronom er ▁had ▁suggested ▁this ▁idea ▁to ▁O sk ar ▁von ▁Miller , ▁another ▁German ▁engineer ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁founder ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Deutsch es ▁Museum ▁in ▁Mun ich . ▁Planet arium ▁J ena , ▁the ▁oldest ▁continu ously ▁operating ▁planet arium ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁used ▁this ▁idea ▁of ▁project or ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁