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Planetarium Sheet

Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)
आर्यभट्ट प्रेक्षण विज्ञान शोध संस्थान

INDIA - NAINITAL - UTTARAKHAND

Type: Observatory

Address: Manora Peak - Nainital-263002
Country: INDIA

Latitude: 29°21'39" N - Longitude: 79°27'31" E - Altitude: 1900m

Website: https://www.aries.res.in/
Website 2: http://www.leoplanetaria.com/fixed-dome.php

Email: directoraries@aries.res.in
Phone: +91 5942 270 700
Fax/cell: +91-5942-2

Opened in 2016

Dome of 6.0m
Capacity of 30 seats
Oriented No
Tilt No

Digital system Prototype : Leo Planetaria

Video system 1 vp : Fisheye

Observatory 104cm Sampurnanand refractor (Zeiss 1972), 560mm, 520mm (Cox 1961), 380mm (Fecker 1961), two 150mm with H-alpha

History: November 1955: first observatory - Mars 2004: new name (ARIES) - 2016 ?: opening planetarium