About Equinox Planetarium in 70 Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun

Equinox was formed in April 2003 with the sole purpose of propagating the science of Astronomy.

Equinox conducts planetarium shows for schools within the school itself. This is made possible with the help of our State-of-the-art PORTABLE PLANETARIUM SYSTEM

The core activity of the organization is to conduct ASTRONOMY and SCIENCE related educational programs for schools.

The shows are INTERACTIVE, an experienced seasoned Astronomer takes the students through the shows in an interactive manner befitting the age and knowledge of participating audience.

Equipped with a wide array of projections, Equinox shows create a unique learning environment for virtually every level of education. Accuracy and precision is the hallmark of the Planetarium.

Our Planetarium shows are engineered to stir the mind of the young such that their curiosity to explore becomes an insatiable hunger. Our objective is to make every young individual ask that most important question “Why”?


Equinox also endeavors to fulfill one of the objectives laid down in the fundamental duties prescribed by the Constitution of India under PART [IV-A] Article 15, (h) which states:

“It shall be the fundamental duty of every citizen of the country to develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.”

We are the first ones to initiate the radical concept of portable planetariums in India, and have always been using the latest projection technologies that are present in the world.
We at Equinox also understand that it is not enough to use the best optics and projection technology, the real essence of astronomy teaching is in first understanding that studying our solar system our galaxy and the universe is a curious combination of the objective and the fantastic. Astronomy education involves the most abstract and complicated of ideas-concepts of time, space, and distance - often difficult even for adults to comprehend, let alone children.

This is where our Planetarium Educators come in, the quality of our Educators is by far the best and the most experienced in this highly specialized field. The ability to recreate the wonders and mysteries of the universe through a planetarium offers us a powerful tool for enriching the lives of the students of our nation, especially when the planetarium can come right at their doorsteps. Students are fascinated by the subject of astronomy and the workings of the planetarium.

The planetarium is a tool in the educational process that in the hands of a skilled educator can open young minds as well as minds of all ages to explore the cosmos and comprehend some of its complexities. Teachers who have the opportunity to use a planetarium have one of the happiest of professions. We enjoy what we do and believe that our work in communicating the excitement of astronomy and other sciences to thousands of students a year is important.

Since inception in April 2003, Equinox has exhibited these programs in over 1000 schools across16 states of our Nation and whilst doing so has achieved exceptional feedback and recommendations.

Having achieved the above, it is worth mentioning that in India, We are the PIONEERS in the field of designing and conducting interactive portable planetarium shows for Schools along the length and breadth of our Nation.

Other than Schools EQUINOX under its corporate social responsibility conducts many workshops for the underprivileged and children of special needs.

By the very nature of the Planetarium, which is portable, the organization’s core activity remains to visit Schools, Institutions, and Rural Outback, not to mention Institutes for special children at their location.