moon mission simulation

July 15, 2008

Simulated launch of Chandrayan-1 at Nehru Centre


Mumbai: India's mission to Moon will now be simulated at the Nehru Planetarium at Worli here – where people can experience the launch on Chandrayan-1 on the sky theatre.

The simulated launch is part of "Conquest of the Moon & Secrets of the Sun" is the 33rd in the production line of this planetarium, which would be unveiled on Thursday. "It gives the viewer a great experience," Nehru Planetarium's Programme Coordinator Suhas B Naik-Satam told 'Sakaal Times'. "It is a new concept and it appears that the viewer is part of the launch," he said, adding that the simulated launch lasts for nearly 10 minutes.

Chandrayan-1 is expected to be launched in September this year by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The programme describes the Moon's physical parameters, orbit, phases; eclipses and related misconceptions; tides; nakshatras and commemorates the landing of man on Moon in 1969.

Satam said the simulation shows the launch of Chandrayaan-1 using the PSLV-XL rocket, orbital insertion, lunar orbit manoeuvres, Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument (LLRI) in action, Moon Impact Probe (MIP) crashing on Moon and lot more.

It also incorporates a 20-minute programme "Secrets of the Sun" that gives information about Sun. This movie has been received from the Evans & Sutherland of USA – the makers of our Digistar-3 planetarium equipment.

As usual this show has been rendered in the three language versions, namely, Hindi, Marathi and English. The concept, script and visualization are by Piyush Pandey, Director Planetarium. The English and Hindi versions have been narrated by Harish Bhimani and that of Marathi is by Ajit Bhure. " The animations that one will see in the first part (Moon) have been done by Aayushi Animations," Satam added.

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