Published 04:02 IST, November 26th 2019
Nehru Planetarium flaunts a new Lunar dome as a tribute to ISRO
As a tribute to ISRO(Indian Space research) and Chandrayaan Space Mission, a beautiful moon installation has been set at the top of the iconic Nehru Planetarium
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Mumbai is now as close to the moon as anyone can get. As a tribute to ISRO and Chandrayaan Space Mission, a beautiful moon installation has been set at the top of the iconic Nehru Planetarium. The installation is a dome, painted beautifully by artist Gulammahmad Bukhari also famously known as 'Painter Sharad' along with St+art India Foundation and Asian Paints.
Beautiful moon art installation set up at Nehru Planetarium
As a tribute to @isro’s undying spirit to plan path breaking missions on the Moon, Asian Paints in association with St+art and Sideways have painted the dome of Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai to look like a surreal moon!
— Asian Paints (@asianpaints) November 21, 2019
Head to Nehru Planetarium and check out the #MoonInMumbai! pic.twitter.com/OXZwWKeYTF
People have been sharing exceptional pictures of the installation
Mumbaikars are in awe of the new moon over them and are sharing shots of the moon. The art installation looks exceptional at night and is open for visitors from 11 am to 9:30 pm. Nehru Planetarium also exhibits some awe-inspiring space installations and is famous for hosting astronomical events to spark interest in space and space research among people. It also holds special workshops for children.
No dream too big. Or too far!
— Rahul Jain (@CluelessBaalak) November 25, 2019
The Lunar Dome - our small tribute to @isro #MoonInMumbai #ThankYouISRO #Chandrayaan @elonmusk @dearmoonproject @kiratsharma @NASAMoon @yousuck2020@a_paranjpye @nullyn @neshef pic.twitter.com/QURGuHw2ZW
The Lunar Dome is officially open for viewing! A tribute to @isro! Conceptualised by Sideways Consulting and @asianpaints, In partnership with Nehru Center, and brought to life by @StreetArtIndia #MoonInMumbai pic.twitter.com/E0TJ63fm1M
— Mikhail J Verma (@mikhailv) November 21, 2019
While speaking to media, the director od St+art India Foundation said installing the dome was a challenge due to unprecedented rains. “They had to install over 2,500 bamboos to make the scaffolding to reach the top. The rain played a huge part in this challenging work,” he said.
23:54 IST, November 25th 2019