Final countdown begins for the launch of India’s first unmanned moon spacecraft -- Chandrayaan-1
chandrayaan.jpg On 56th indepence day, August 15 2003, India's Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced. "Our country is now ready to fly high in the field of science. I am pleased to announce that India will send her own spacecraft to the moon by 2008. It is being named Chandrayaan-1". In Sanskrit (language of Ancient India) "Chandrayaan" means "Moon Craft". Moon has always fascinated Indians from ancient days and now 21st century India is ready to land on moon! Chandrayaan-1 is the first mission towards the dream. India's unmanned moon spacecraft -- Chandrayaan-1 -- embarks on a two-year mission tomorrow seeking to throw more light on earth's only natural satellite. The lift-off is slated around 0620 hours on board indigenously-built rocket, PSLV-C11, from the spaceport of Sriharikota on the east coast in Andhra Pradesh, some 100 kms north of Chennai. The event would mark India's entry into select band of lunar explorers -- the European Space Agency (ESA), Japan, China, the US and Russia which have undertaken moon missions. chandrayaan_orbit.jpg

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BenQ MP522 (XGA) projector with fast Quick Auto Search feature
BenQ_projector_F.jpg BenQ today announced the MP522 (XGA) projector for everyday projection needs for school and office presentations. Texas Instruments’ Digital Light Processing (DLP) enhances big-format viewing with image quality that outshines LCD technology. DLP’s higher fill factor ensures sharper, easier-to-read text, charts and fine details, which are critical for classroom and business presentations. DLP also enables a filter-free projector design to eliminate costs associated with filter cleaning and replacement. The BenQ 522 further projects in vibrant, bold colors using BenQ’s advanced 5-segment Golden Ratio color wheel and BrilliantColor , which boosts brightness up to 50% while amplifying mid-tone hues. Users can customize color preference with proprietary 3D Color Management for independent adjustment of hue, saturation and intensity of all five color wheel tones – red, green, blue, white and yellow. A damper is fixed between BenQ MP522's color wheel and bracket for added reduction in noise and vibration.

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