Date:13/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/13/stories/2008101350380200.htm

Kerala - Kozhikode

‘Moon Beyond Fantasy’ show begins at RSC

Staff Reporter

Kozhikode: Minister for Water Resources N.K. Premachandran inaugurated a specially designed planetarium show Moon Beyond Fantasy organised by the Regional Science Centre (RSC) and Planetarium in Kozhikode on Saturday.

Features of moon

The show will encompass the peculiar features of the moon’s surface, theories connected with the genesis of the moon and various research findings besides other details.

The objectives and detailed features of India’s moon expedition Chandra Yan I is another major attraction.

The 25-minute show, which is in Malayalam language, will also introduce some star constellations to viewers.

Mayor M. Bhaskaran presided over the inaugural function. RSC project coordinator V.S. Ramachandran; Kozhikode Deputy Director of Education K.V. Vinod Babu; and RSC staff K.M. Sunil among others spoke on the occasion.