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Sri Lanka Planetarium is a public planetarium located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the first and only planetarium in the country and maintained as an institute under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research.

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Sri Lanka Planetarium is a public planetarium located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the first and only planetarium in the country and maintained as an institute under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research.

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The Planetarium established in 1965, was a special feature of the Industrial Exhibition held in Colombo that year. Designed by renowned Engineer Dr. A.N.S. Kulasinghe, its inner dome, taking the shape of a lotus in full bloom, was constructed by Engineers from Germany. The artificial sky where one could glimpse the night sky during day time is created on a domed screen above an auditorium which could seat 500 visitors. Through a colossal universal projector one could view not only the day’s sky but also the sky of the previous day, week, month or year, and even that of the sky dating back to 25,000 years or up to 25,000 years in the future. An added feature is that a visitor could also view the sky of another country, including the mid night sun of a country in the Antarctic Circle. Natural occurrences such as solar eclipses, comets and meteor showers are displayed through other projectors. All this could be viewed at shows conducted by the Planetarium. Delivery of lectures on astronomy is another activity. In 1999, a Mobile Planetarium was introduced to open some of the wonders of the universe, to those living outside the capital city. Other services offered free of charge are internet facilities for school children, night sky observation camps, astronomy workshops, science exhibitions and seminars and library facilities for reference. The Planetarium will soon be upgraded with the installation of a 4D/Digital full dome projector to project the universe as a 3D space. Show times : Tuesday to Saturday at 10.00 a.m. and 2. 00 p.m.

Roshan Kalpa TharangaRoshan Kalpa Tharanga
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Dear All, good day.I came with my son & spend 2hours. In general presentation was perfect.I would like to give suggestions briefly. 1.Seats are out of age.See below pic my seat. which damge my clothes.felt total upset.***i wish new comfortable chair cost will not reach 10000 rupees. 2. This building 50 or 60 years old.Need basement repair ASAP. repair done only outside surface.Metal beam was pop up some places. 3.The middle projetor time to replace with bigger lenses.due to this lenses they use only 20% from entair surface. With big projector entire inner surface can use.it will be awesome. 4.Inside the hall smell is not good.need to install ionizers to clean ac smell.that unit power by electric.it will kill all bacteria. 5.tickets counters should be smart.nowadays issue tickets like selling chickens. ******Only one place we have like this.need updats.seats are very important.it should be angle chairs, projector should seen 180' angle ( 1video about moon project video). Please try make new setup. Nowadays each visitor can spend 500 rupees for this event.if u make quality work.it will run next generation. ***3D image all audience close to program.***** As a team ur people have to forward this message to higer Management to process. I wish 2 seat, same chair after 6 month. I will give u update once i reach 2019. Please followup above matter s. Thank you.

RANDIMALRANDIMAL
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Its a very cool place, If you enjoy space then its worth visiting, I didn't know the procedure, I turned up expecting to just look around at the displays and models. I came on a Wednesday at about 1:45pm and found out that you buy a ticket (150Rs) at the counter, then walk around to the entrance to the theater, the show started at about 2pm. The entrance has a super cool skylight, photos of galaxies, small models and displays of the space theme. Good spot if you want to get photos, very unique! I then got escorted to the theater where the show began, it was in Sinhalese so I didn't understand much but if you know the story of the space race then its easy enough to follow along. The second show I didn't understand too much. If you don't understand sinhala then I would recommend just going for the displays at the entrance and the first show or you will probably get a little bored as I did, also can get uncomfortable sitting there for such a long time but a good experience if your'e into space or want some cool photos :)

Travelling Kook- YouTube and TikTokTravelling Kook- YouTube and TikTok
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The Planetarium is an asset to the country. It's awesome that the general public is given the chance to enjoy this place on Saturdays. It is best to give them a call the day before and confirm that there will be a show and it is recommended to reach there by around 8.45 am to stay in the queue to buy tickets. The show starts at 10 am but the place gets all crowded and the tickets are issued at first come first serve basis. Inside the theatre, it is best if you get seated at the North side. However these sides are not indicated when you go in there first. From the entrance to your right side would be the North and that's the best place to sit since most of the movie is displayed at the South of the screen. Unlike the good old days when we visited the Planetarium from school, they have improved a lot now and the picture quality is also very good with the sounds as well. Overall, the experience was really nice and they have areas for kids to play and to take pictures as well.

SP UKSP UK
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Very good place for both adults and kids. There are two shows per day at 10am and 2pm. Saturdays and Mondays are for general public. Other days are for school students. Prices are reasonable. But remember to take the token from security counter before going to the tickets counter to avoid hassle. On the day we visited they showed about natural evolution and night sky. The evolution part was super awesome but the latter was not that interesting. As per their information, they provide few different shows. But the same night sky segment everyday. The shows are in Sinhala medium. They will provide English medium shows only on request. The seats were wooden old fashioned and less comfortable. It's better to sit on North side. You can see the directions (N, E, S, W) on inside wall. Most importantly, remember to make silent your mobile phones and avoid using them during the show.

Lalanke AthaudaLalanke Athauda
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Visited on 23rd December 2018. Joined the que at 08h00 and got a Token. They started issuing tickets by 09.15 for 10.00 show which did not start until 10.30 (until they finished issuing tickets for everyone). The ticketing process is a mess simply because the staff does not communicate properly nor information is available. It is unfair by the people who come on time for the show to wait till late comers are seated. The building is renovated & in a better condition than before. Air conditioning is alright and comfy enough. However the seats are still in same old condition with nails & pins poking out so better be careful where you sit. Got a small car park so early bird gets a slot. No water or food inside. Show lasted about 1.5 hours in Sinhala medium and pretty interesting. The 3D show is good to look at. Tickets are Rs. 100 per adult and Rs. 50 per child (Local).

Ranil AriyarathnaRanil Ariyarathna
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planetarium.gov.lk

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