An Interview with
DR. SUBRAHMANYAN CHANDRASEKHAR

Chandra space observatory to look for mysteries of universe

NEW DELHI: When the US-Ray Space Observatory "Chandra" will start its journey on Wednesday the 21st July 1999, it will carry two distinct Indian marks. The first one is its name which has been given after late Indian scientist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and the second one is contribution of a young Indian scientist who was associated with the designing of some hi-tech cameras on the telescope, reports PTI. The second Indian name involved with the 45-feet-long telescope is of Somak Raychaudhury's, currently working at Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCCA) at Pune, who was associated with the designing of some very sophisticated cameras on the telescope. The HRCs, capable of reading a newspaper from a distance of half a mile, would make images to reveal even the smallest details of the celestial events.


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