Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Phir wohi hisaab aur behisaab

It is winter, and again time to catch the blues. Damn! but cannot help it... whatever protection I may take.

कर रहा था ग़म-ऐ-जहाँ का हिसाब,
आज तुम याद बेहिसाब आए|

आए कुछ अब्र, कुछ शराब आए....

Happy and contented now?

Thursday, November 13, 2008

It is finally there

Yes, Chandrayaan-I has finally reached at a 100 Km moon-orbit. It has beamed a picture of the moon too. If interested, you can view it here. The Terrain mapping camera (TMC) and the Radiation Dose Monitor (RADOM) payloads have been switched on. We now wait for the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) to hoist the Indian national flag on the moon surface. While crashing on the moon surface the MIP, is also supposed to take pictures of the surface and beam them back. So let us see.

Winter, Rain, Evening and Night

 Today, it rained in the evening. These winter rains bring down the alarming pollution levels of this metropolis. I hear that the emergency ...