The Hamburg projector was immediately dismantled and moved to Oberkochen, the responsibilities of the Festival Committee were taken over by the Johannesburg City Council and the planetarium opened in 1960.
The Hamburg projector was immediately dismantled and moved to Oberkochen for an overhaul, and was in time completely rebuilt. Soon, the responsibilities of the Festival Committee were taken over by the Johannesburg City Council, which after further negotiations, sold the projector to the University of the Witwatersrand for use as both an academic facility for the instruction of students, and as a public amenity. The planetarium finally opened on 12 October 1960. 
