The 45th Planetarium Programme — Two Small Pieces of Glass — was launched at the B.M. Birla Planetarium, Periyar Science and Technology Centre, on March 31. Dr. M.P. Pillai, Director, National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Chennai, inaugurated the 35-minute full dome show which gave a wide description about the history and development of telescope technology and other facts on Astronomy and planetary systems.
Mr. Pillai in his speech said that present technology has made Earth a small place as people anywhere can have access to anything across the globe via the Internet, mobiles and TVs. Similarly it has also helped in understanding basic sciences.
Originally written for The Hindu, read more at https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/instilling-knowledge-about-observational-astronomy/article3449388.ece