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Indias first moon mission Chandrayaan-1 perfect, Now India on the Moon

Indias first moon mission Chandrayaan-1 perfect, Now India on the Moon

India has successfully launched its first mission to the Moon.
India achieved a milestone in the global space history with the successful launch of Chandrayaan -I, India’s first spacecraft mission to moon, today, on October 22, 2008 at 6.22 am from Sathish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota (SHAR) in Andhra Pradesh.

October 22, 2008 | Posted in India, blog | Read More »

Total Solar eclipse on August 1-partial in India

Total Solar eclipse on August 1-partial in India

A partial solar eclipse will be visible in India on the afternoon of august 1.People from North-Eastern region can see better, substantial part of teh Sun’s disc being obscured by the moon.
The partial eclipse will be seen in North-Eastern region at 4:08pm. This will start at 4:18pm and ends at 6:02pm for Kolkata.

July 22, 2008 | Posted in astronomy | Read More »