ZEISS HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED WITH MODERNIZING THE SPACE THEATER AT SCIENCE CITY IN KOLKATA.

Science City is a science park and the largest of its kind in India. The park is part of the National Council of Science Museums.

The planetarium is currently undergoing extensive renovation. The tilted 23 m dome will feature a very high-resolution ZEISS powerdome stereo full-dome system. Digital projectors produced by Christie will create a very bright image on the dome. The new projection dome is currently being installed.

For the reconstruction, including LED dome illumination, the new sound system, and the seating, ZEISS has partnered with the local representative Orbit Animate. With this modernization, the most significant technological change is from analog 2D to digital 3D Stereo projection. The aim is to achieve visibly enhanced images with a wide range of new content.


ZEISS is delivering all the computer technology and software needed for the planetarium operation. The integrated 3D planetarium enables live journeys through the solar system and up to the edges of the visible universe. The planetarium is scheduled to reopen in summer 2018.

http://sciencecitykolkata.org.in