Every Thursday and Sunday, the Raman Science Centre and Planetarium hosts a free public sky observation event. Visitors who are interested can stop by the centre, get a scientific centre admission ticket, and take advantage of the lovely sky-watching programme.
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On Thursday, Ghanshyam Sharma, CMD, Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited, Nagpur visited the RSC along with his family for the sky observation programme.
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The programme starts at around 6.15 pm and continues for about an hour.
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Currently, 3 planets are visible in the evening hours: Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. An extremely beautiful Schmidt telescope is used for observation which has a lens and a mirror.