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The Manila Planetarium was inaugurated on Oct. 8, 1975. Built to disseminate astronomical information through planetarium shows, lectures, demonstrations, exhibits and actual celestial observations, it was conceived by former National Museum director Godofredo Alcasid Sr. and Maximo P. Sacro Jr., one of the founders of the Philippine Astronomical Society.—Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research