At a distance of 10 km from Chennai Central Railway Station (positioned at Kotturpuram close to Guindy, lower than 1 km from native Kotturpuram Railway Station) the Birla Planetarium is essentially the most fashionable planetarium in India. It homes a completely computerised projector that depicts the heavens on a hemispherical dome. The Planetarium presents audiovisual programmes on varied themes in astronomy.
Adjoining the planetarium is the Periyar Science and Know-how Museum, which is of curiosity to college students and different science lovers.
Timing: 10 AM to five PM, Closed on Nationwide Holidays solely
English Programme Timings: 10.45 AM, 1.45 pm and three.45 pm.
Tamil Programme Timings: 12.30 AM and a couple of.30 PM.
Entry Payment: Rs. 45 for Adults & Rs. 25 for Kids (which incorporates Science Centre, Planetarium, 3D Science Film & Science Park)