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India Makes History…”MANGALYAAN” enters Mars Orbit !!!

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India makes history, Mars orbiter enters red planet’s orbit

 

India has triumphed in its first interplanetary attempt by successfully putting a satellite into orbit around Mars.

India’s ambitious Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) entered a crucial phase Wednesday with the country’s space scientists steering the spacecraft to the red planet’s orbit.

After rotating the Orbiter towards Mars, the main engine was fired 24 minutes from Mars to enter the Martian orbit, which will be about 500 km from its surface and 215 million km away from the Earth in radio distance.

The spacecraft will consume about 250 kg of liquid fuel with oxidiser.

India has triumphed in its first interplanetary attempt by successfully putting a satellite into orbit around Mars.

Scientists broke into wild cheers Wednesday morning as the orbiter’s engines completed 24 minutes of burn time and maneuvered into its designated place around the red planet.

The success of India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, affectionately nicknamed MOM, brings India into an elite club of Martian explorers that includes United States, the European Space Agency and the former Soviet Union.

The Indian Space and Research Organisation described the mission as flawless.

SOURCE:::::YAHOO India.com

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All You Need to Know About MoM …Mars Orbiter Mission …MANGALYAAN

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Air Show in Belgium …

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From September 13 to 14, Kleine Brogel airbase, in Belgium, hosted the Belgian Air Force Days (BAF). The air show’s main themes were “100 years of military air power” and the 40th anniversary of the F-16.

The air show featured not only the usual solo display of several aircraft types, including the Dassault Rafale and the Mig-29, but also a tactical event that provided insight into how the Belgian Air Force is integrated into NATO.

The BAF set up a fictional scenario based on the current Peace Support Operations in Afghanistan. In the scenario, 10 F-16 jets, supported by A-109 and Mi-24 helicopters, B-Hunter UAV and NATO E-3A AWACS, demonstrated some of their capabilities to the public.

Belgian Air ForceAlessandro Fucito/The Aviationist

Baf_Days_28Alessandro Fucito/The Aviationist

Among the most interesting aircraft that took part in the BAF Days were two Slovak Air Force Mig-29s, a single seater and a two-seat aircraft (the latter in static display only) belonging to the No. 1 Squadron. The Slovak Air Force is equipped with 12 Mig-29s based at Sliac.

Slovak MiG-29Alessandro Fucito/The Aviationist

The Polish Air Force flew its Mig-29 Fulcrum, an aircraft they have used to provide Baltic Air Policing.

Polish MiG-29Alessandro Fucito/The Aviationist

Another interesting aircraft was the F-16C Block 52+ of the Hellenic Air Force Solo Demonstration team “Zeus” from Souda Bay airbase, in Crete. The team, formed in 2009, flew its first official demo flight in November 2010 and has so far made only a few overseas appearances.

Greek F-16CAlessandro Fucito/The Aviationist

Other highlights of the show included the specially-decorated F-16 of the Solo Turk, the Turkish Air Force F-16 demo team, the Mirage 2000Ns of the RAMEX Delta display team of the French Air Force, the Dutch F-16 and AH-64 demo teams, the F-16 solo display of the Belgian Air Component, as well as the 7-ship Alpha Jet from 11sm formation of the Belgian Air Force.

Turkish F-16Alessandro Fucito/The Aviationist

Baf_Days_16Alessandro Fucito/The Aviationist

Baf_Days_22Alessandro Fucito/The Aviationist

Several display teams took part in the show. Along with the world-famous Frecce Tricolori, Red Arrows and Patrouille de France, that have been flying for 50 years, there were also the PC-7 Team, the Team Breitling, and the Royal Jordanian Falcons.

French Display TeamAlessandro Fucito/The Aviationist

Jordanian Display TeamAlessandro Fucito/The Aviationist

The United Arab Emirates’ Air Force’s demo team, Al Fursan, or “The Knights” also flew. The team flies six MB-339 trainers in an attractive black and GOLD color scheme, symbolizing the desert with oil underneath, with the colors of the United Arab Emirates’ flag on the bottom of the planes. The planes trailed the smoke of the UAE’s national colors as well: white, red, green and black.

United Arab Emirates Display TeamAlessandro Fucito/The Aviationist

SOURCE::: Business Insider .com

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Image of the Day…First Ever Photo Of Earth and Moon in a Single Frame !!!

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Here is the first-ever photo of the Earth and moon in a single frame. Voyager 1 took the photo on September 18, 1977, when it was 7.25 million miles (11.66 million kilometers) from Earth. Image Number: P-19891 via NASA/JPL

September 18, 1977. Previous images had shown a part of the Earth, and a part of the moon, together. But – until this image by Voyager 1, taken on today’s date 37 years ago – we had never seen the Earth and moon as whole worlds in space, in the same frame and in color. Can you imagine how the image affected people, at the time? It was a stunning revelation.

Voyager 1 left Earth on September 5, 1977. It lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard a Titan-Centaur rocket.

It was 11.66 million kilometers (7.25 million miles) from Earth – directly above Mount Everest, on the night side of the planet – when it captured this image.

Today, Voyager 1 still communicates with NASA’s Deep Space Network. It receives routine commands and returns data. Both Voyager 1 and 2 are currently in the heliosheath – the outermost layer of the heliosphere, or sphere of our sun’s influence. In that part of space, the solar wind is slowed by the pressure of interstellar gas, that is, the gas between the stars.

Voyager 1 is currently the farthest earthly spacecraft from Earth.

Source::::Earth sky news

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Image of the Day… A Click With a Magic Touch !!!

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6.) Odin Hole Standal.

Odin Hole Standal

“This is by far the best picture I’ve taken. I wish I could say it was due to skill and careful planning, but this one is pure luck. Photography is my favourite hobby, but I doubt I’ll ever get another picture that comes close to match this one.”

Odin Hole Standal  

Source:::::Viral Nova Trending site

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Image of the Day…” View From a Window Seat …” !!!

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5.) Jeff Weston.

Jeff Weston

Whenever I’m flying home into LaGuardia Airport, I request a window seat and willfully disobey the flight crew by keeping my point-and-shoot turned on. On this particular September afternoon, there was high cloud cover with one rogue cloud hovering ominously above Midtown Manhattan. I timed this exposure so that you can see straight down 42nd Street, all the way to the Hudson River. Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Long Island City, Queens are visible in the foreground, separated by Newtown Creek. 

Other than adjusting some levels and adding a bit of a vignette, I didn’t manipulate or ‘shop the original capture. 

Source::: Viral Nova Trending site

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Image of the Day…Rosetta spacecraft selfie with comet..!!!

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An otherworldly take take on an earthly trend, as Rosetta poses with its comet, 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

Via ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA.

Here is a Rosetta ‘selfie’ with comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in background. It was taken by the CIVA camera – short for Comet Infrared and Visible Analyser – onboard the Philae Lander. This is the same camera that will be acquiring images from the surface of the comet itself, when the Philae lander sets down on the comet in November.

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko was 50 kilometers / 31 miles away at the time of this image.

Two frames were taken and merged due to the high contrast.

Rosetta isn’t the first otherworldly object to get in on the earthly trend of selfies. NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover caught one, too, earlier this year.

Source:::Earth sky news

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Image of the Day… ” The World Ahead …”

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Home is behind, the world ahead

A mesmerizing view down a long, straight stretch of road, with a wild sky above.

A beautiful self-portrait by Kurt Harvey. Visit Kurt on Google+.

Kurt Harvey shared this photo with EarthSky on Google+. He added a quotation from J.R.R. Tolkien:

Home is behind, the world ahead,
and there are many paths to tread
through shadows to the edge of night,
until the stars are all alight.

And he wrote:

I love visiting this spot each time I’m in the area. The view down this long straight stretch is mesmerizing. Hope you enjoy!

Source:::::Earth sky news

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Image of the Day… Super Harvest Moon …

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Harvest moon in Japan. Photo credit: Segu Chang Zhang

Super Harvest Moon 2014 as seen in Japan, by Segu Chang Zhang.

The super Harvest Moon of 2014 was bright and beautiful on September 8, but it isn’t just a one-night event. A bright, full-looking moon has graced Earth’s skies, rising shortly after sunset as seen from Northern Hemisphere locations, for the past couple of nights, and it’ll continue to shine on the night of September 9 and even September 10. It’s a characteristic of the Harvest Moon to rise shortly after sunset for several evenings in a row.

Source::::Earth sky news

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Image of the Day…ISS Crossing The Moon….

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ISS crosses the moon’s face

A composite of 1/2-second of time when two objects in space converged. ISS is at 300 kilometers and the moon is at 384,000 kilometers away.

View larger. | The International Space Station crosses the face of the moon on September 3, 2014. Photo by Colin Legg. Visit Colin Legg Photography on Facebook.

Astrophotographer Colin Legg captured this wonderful shot of the International Space Station crossing the face of the first quarter moon on September 3, 2014. He calls the photo “Half a Second.” He wrote:

I have more than enough gear already but that didn’t stop me buying a new camera recently. The urge was just too great!! This is my first shot with it. It’s a composite of 1/2-second of time when two objects in space converged, one at 300 kilometers and the other 384,000 kilometers away. I couldn’t get this shot with my other cameras…that’s my excuse!

ISS/Moon transit, Western Australia, Sep 3 2014

Awesome,

Source:::::: Earth sky newa

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