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Smartwatch A1 (W8)- inexpensive smartwatches
Smart watch A1 is another great smartwatch from the inexpensive segment. Another name for the model is Smart watch W8. Smart watch A1 will appeal to lovers of Apple, and unlike the model GT08 they bear even more resemblance to the well-known "apple" brand. The W8 smart watch has the same clasp type as the Apple watch, and the location of the A1 watch button is the same as that of the Apple. Smart watch A1 has a great design and the same functionality.
Smart watchA1- overview
The A1 smartwatch is made of metal case painted with a high-quality indelible coating. The body of the device is available in the following colors: black and silver. The straps on the gadget are black, red, green, blue and white. The watch case has a rectangular shape, with slightly rounded edges. The device is equipped with one physical button located on right side case, above the middle, like the Apple watch. The A1 button spins, but the spin is just decorative. When you press the button, you can turn on - turn off the clock itself, as well as turn on - turn off the display image.
On the left side of the body of the gadget there is a cap that securely covers the usb connector for charging the smart watch. Sim card and memory card are located under back cover device made of plastic. To remove the cover, you need to hook it with your finger on the existing tab on one side.
The Smart watch W8 bracelet is flexible enough, made of soft and pleasant to the touch silicone. At the same time, the strap is quite strong and reliable. It is not easy to tear it. As mentioned, the strap clasp is designed with an overlap design and has a secure fit. The bracelet will not unfasten arbitrarily.
Smartwatch A1- functional
Calls- smart watch A1 can be used autonomously by installing a SIM card in the gadget. Thus, the smart watch turns into a full-fledged watch phone on the hand, from which you can make calls and, accordingly, receive incoming calls to the SIM card of the watch.
SMS- as well as in any smartphone, smart watch W8 allows you to write SMS on your own, not to mention receiving and reading them from other subscribers.
Time display... The A1 smartwatch is also a watch. And to display the time on the device, there are three different displays preset by default. You can choose to taste. By the way, there are craftsmen who, after reflashing the gadget, install completely new time displays.
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Notifications... Smartphone - smartphone, watch - for hours. Still, the main function of a smart watch is to receive notifications from various applications on your smartphone. In pairing mode, smart watch A1 with mobile phone via bluetooth channel, you will receive a notification about all incoming calls to your mobile phone. There will also be SMS notifications, the first lines of which can be read simply by looking at the clock. And by installing on a smartphone special application for a smart gadget called BT Notifier, smart watch W8 will receive notifications from absolutely all applications on your phone.
Fitness functions. The smart watch W8 has almost all the functions of fitness trackers. This is both a pedometer and a calorie burner. In addition, there is a sleep monitoring function and a sedentary monitoring function.
Calculator- the gadget has a built-in calculator. And if there is nothing else at hand, then you can divide, multiply, add and subtract numbers using a clever device right from your wrist.
Dictaphone- smart watch W8 is endowed with a voice recorder. To use it, do not forget to insert a memory card into the device to save the audio recordings of your voice recorder.
The calendar- one more useful application in your smart gadget... When the calendar, literally and figuratively, is at hand, you will not miss the iconic events of your "calendar".
Multi-alarm clock- on the A1 smartwatch, you can set multiple alarms at the same time. They can be used both for waking up in the morning, and simply as a reminder.
Audio and video player. The smart W8 smartwatch can be used either to control the music of your smartphone or to listen to the music files of the watch itself. At the same time, you can listen to music through the watch speaker, or by connecting via Bluetooth - on audio speakers or bluetooth headphones. Also, the device allows you to watch videos in some formats directly from the watch.
Smartphone camera control... Another feature of the A1 smartwatch is remote control cell phone camera, in Bluetooth connection mode. This can be useful, for example, for taking selfies by extending your hand as far away from you as possible.
Anti-lost- or anti-loss function. A useful function is that the watch phone A1 will not allow you to lose your smartphone. After all, when the anti-lost mode is on, the clock will issue sound signal when the distance from the synchronized smartphone is more than 10 meters.
Summing up, we can say that the smart watch A1 (W8) is a wonderful choice of inexpensive smartwatches. They have a nice design and a wide range of functions.
Smart watch W8 - specifications:
| CPU: | MTK6260A 364 MHz |
| Memory: | Operational 128 MB + internal 64 MB. TF card memory up to 32GB available |
| Screen: | 1.54 "TFT HD 240 * 240 pixels |
| Connection: | 2G; Bluetooth 3.0; GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| sim card: | micro sim card |
| Camera: | 1.3 Mpix |
| Languages: | Multilingual (Russian - available) |
| Fitness Tracker: | pedometer, calorie counting, sedentary monitoring, sleep quality monitoring |
| Support: | Audio: MP3, MP4 Video: AVI. Photo: JPG, PNG |
| Functions: | Calls, SMS; notifications about calls, sms, from any applications; 2G internet; audio and video player; camera; multi-alarm clock; anti-lost, calculator, calendar, voice recorder, smartphone camera control, etc. |
| Battery: | 350mAh lithium-polymer battery |
| Compatibility | with OS: Android (full), IOS (full) |
Dimensions, mm: W1000 x D350 x B2000
Material: Chipboard, Fibreboard, Metal, Mirror
Colour: Country Oak / Provence Oak
Filling:
- Hinged mirror - 1 pc.
- Closed shelf - 1 pc.
- Drawer - 1 pc.
- Open niche - 1 pc.
- Clothes hooks - 5 pcs.
Entrance hall Smart 1 is made from environmentally friendly materials (laminated chipboard / Mirror / Metal / fiberboard) and has the necessary certificates, the Gorizont factory provides warranty support. Before buying, our managers will be happy to advise you on the properties of the goods and related services!
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Delivery of goods
When ordering over 6000 rubles:
inside the Moscow Ring Road - FREE OF CHARGE.
inside the TTK - 1490 rubles.
When ordering up to 6000 rubles:
inside the Moscow Ring Road - RUB 500
inside the TTK - 1990 rubles.
Outside the Moscow Ring Road - RUB 500 + RUB 30 / km.
Delivery to shopping mall - 1000 rubles. in Moscow, outside the Moscow Ring Road + cost per km from the Moscow Ring Road.
Delivery terms:
- from a warehouse in Moscow: 1-3 days.
- from factory warehouse: 1-3 weeks.
Climbing to the floor
Freight elevator - 450 rubles.
Passenger lift - 600 rubles.
Manual lifting:
- 250 rubles / floor (1st floor is also paid).
- 100 rubles / floor, if the total volume is less than 1 cubic meter (poufs, coffee tables, chairs, etc.)
- 50 rubles / floor for items that did not enter the elevator (the price is indicated for lifting one item: tabletop, wall panel more than 2400 mm, mattress, etc.)
Furniture assembly
The cost of assembling furniture without additional work:
- from the order amount up to 40,000 rubles. - 10%
- of the order amount over 40,000 rubles. - eight%.
Assembly in cramped conditions: + 10% of the order value.
The minimum cost of an assembler's departure in Moscow within the Moscow Ring Road is 1000 rubles.
- Up to 10 km from MKAD - 300 rubles.
- From 10 to 20 km from the Moscow Ring Road - 600 rubles.
- From 20 to 50 km from MKAD - 1000 rubles.
- More than 50 km from MKAD - negotiable.
Product warranty
Official manufacturer's warranty 12 months. 100% original products of the furniture factory "Horizont", forgery is excluded. The products have all the necessary certificates of conformity.
Payment Methods
Cash. By bank card or electronic wallet. Cashless payments.
In today's issue: house printing, construction robots, introverted dwellings, and other real estate innovations, the UK is testing a smart pedestrian crossing and Billionaire Richard Branson will invest in redesigning the Hyperloop flying train. All eternal health! With you Alexander Smirnov, Correct Truth and Science and Technology News. Russians are rather reserved about innovation, however, recent polls have shown that 42% of respondents would like to personally try technologies that make their homes more efficient: systems light control, heating, energy consumption and household appliances ... At the same time, 36% said that they are ready to pay for the relevant decisions now. Meanwhile, the world is already using new technologies in the real estate sector with might and main. In the world of 3D printing, there has long been a race to create buildings using printers. In Switzerland, engineers from the Higher Technical School are using robots to build a three-story house. In Japan, they are going to imprint apartments into the frame of a skyscraper. Saudi Arabia plans to print out 30 million square meters of housing. Meanwhile, the Danish company 3D Printhuset has started a project to print office hotels with an area of 50 square meters. The printing building will be erected in Copenhagen next to the port, so the first printed building in Europe can be viewed not only by yacht owners, but also by tourists. At the same time, the company announced that it will print its first house in Europe with the help of a construction apparatus developed by the Yaroslavl company SPECAVIA. The decision to use a Russian-made 3D printer for construction is due to the fact that the company produces the best devices in terms of price and quality. Attempts to print the building have been made in Europe before, but this hotel will be the first house created using construction 3D printing in compliance with all EU building codes. The company uses a portal-type printer with a size of 8x8x6 meters. It is able to print slabs of concrete 20 mm thick and 70 mm wide. The machine produces 2.5 meters of these concrete strips per minute. Meanwhile, on the other side of the earth, Australian engineers at Fastbrick Robotics have partnered with Caterpillar to unveil the giant Hadrian X construction robot that piles 1,000 bricks an hour. The robot works 24 hours a day and can complete the construction of a house in just two days. Perhaps very soon the robotic bricklayer will replace the builders. The Hadrian X has a 28-meter claw that connects to the body. With the help of a robotic arm, the device grabs bricks and places them according to the building plan. The robot can handle different sized bricks. In addition, he also cuts, grinds and crushes building material, adjusting it to the required parameters. Instead of traditional cement, the robot will use building glue. This will further maximize assembly speed, as well as increase the strength and thermal efficiency of the building. To design the house on which Hadrian X will need to work, 3D-computer-aided design (CAD) technologies are used - with their help the robot "understands" where to put each brick. The first serial Hadrian X construction robots should hit the market by the end of 2017. But building a house isn't everything. It is important to equip infrastructure, supply water, electricity, sewerage and prepare future residents to pay bills. In Australia, the architects decided to meet the tenants halfway and created a house that consumes energy for $ 3 per year. The house with an area of 160 sq m was created according to standard building technologies using available materials, it is able to accumulate sunlight during the day and heat the premises at night with this heat. The roof with solar panels with a power of 5 kW is made in the form of butterfly wings. By the way, the installation of solar panels on the roofs of houses is gaining more and more popularity all over the world. Any new home in California is projected to be self-sufficient by 2020. Light, coming through the huge windows of the north wing of the house, is collected in a thermal trap, which accumulates heat during the day and releases it at night. To do this, the architects used a new insulation technology called bio-Phase Change Material (bioPCM). It is built into walls and ceilings and can store and release heat. Thanks to this, even on cold winter days, the house will be warm enough without additional heating. In addition, a through ventilation system has been installed so that the house can be cooled or heated. There is also a water heating system, double glazed windows, LED lighting, and a 10,000 liter rainwater collection tank. With this in mind, landlords will pay approximately AUD $ 3 per year for utilities. The creators of this project want their idea to be inspired by developers across Australia and put the production of such sustainable homes on stream. Meanwhile, researchers at the Higher School of Economics conducted a study that assessed the demand for emerging technologies in the country. The respondents were asked which of the listed goods and services they would like to use, and for which they are ready to pay now. It turned out that 42% of Russians would like to test smart home technology. It is interesting that one of the most trending technological topics - robotaxi - was perceived by the respondents the coldest of all. 48% said they did not see any sense in this technology, and 12% were concerned about it. On the other hand, home robots aroused interest among a third of the respondents, and 27% are willing to pay for such an assistant. https://hightech.fm/2017/02/15/smart-home-kanzas The mood of the respondents who showed the greatest interest in telemedicine and smart homes, coincides with the ideas of some scientists. So, researchers at the University of Kansas are going to develop a smart home that monitors the health of its residents. The house will be crammed with sensors that collect biometric data from residents to monitor their health. For example, a floor that monitors steps will know if a person has fallen or that their legs are shaking (early symptoms of Alzheimer's). Especially this kind of information would be useful for the elderly, which is why scientists are collaborating with the Landon Longevity Medical Center. Unlike smart bracelets, floor sensors - accelerometers connected to GPS - are on and always work. The homes of the future may also have smart mirrors and toilets. Mirrors monitor skin changes - moles, wounds, signs of a stroke. Toilets analyze the level of fluid in the body and stool. The point of connectivity and the Internet of Things is to bring all data together. Scientists are exploring the possibility of automatic analysis of the body's hydration, which will allow you to immediately start taking diuretics or heart medications. This approach could revolutionize geriatrics. A home can become a personal medical instrument and take care of its inhabitants. Home is our fortress. However, sometimes this concept is exaggerated. So, many programmers do not leave the house for several days in a row. Work is done from home, money goes to the card, and sometimes it's even cheaper to buy groceries with free home delivery than in a store. However, there are some people who do not leave their homes for other reasons. Not because they do not feel the need for it, but because they feel uncomfortable. In particular, these are people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). While there has been a significant amount of research to help people with ASD improve their cognitive abilities, researchers in Japan are trying a different approach through a “user-friendly information environment” called Mobile Personal Space. MPS is a small booth designed to help people with social anxiety. Being inside it, a person does not see anyone, but can communicate with another person through special equipment. The booth uses wheels to move. Interaction with the outside world takes place through cameras and LCD screens on each side. Cameras and screens not only protect physical contact with outside world , they can transform it for the observer from the inside, that is, provide a kind of augmented reality. For example, she can represent the interlocutor in the form of an animated anime-style avatar to reduce the stress of communicating with a real person face to face. Maybe the Mobile Personal Space booth will not help rehabilitate a social phobia, but it should at least create comfortable conditions for existence in this world. The researchers were able to conduct a preliminary psychological experiment with a prototype of their system, and the results were encouraging. Feelings of limitedness, fear of another person, and sadness if the conversation is not going well all diminished significantly during the patient's interaction with the new system, proving that MPS can actually improve the connection between sick and healthy people. Scientists note that the number of phrases spoken during a conversation from a booth among sociophobes has doubled in comparison with an ordinary conversation. So it is possible that there is something in this technology. The use of such "walking" booths in the real world would cause at least strange sensations in the public. Leaving aside the fact that this is a development for people who have real medical problems, then this, of course, is a fertile topic for jokes. I'm sure many would like to have such a booth. You come to a boring event or to the office and you sit in your house, no one bothers you. An introvert's dream. But on the whole I am glad that the future is more and more pleasant. If you want a house, please, 24 hours and move. This is how the housing of the future should be: small self-contained houses in different corners and places of the world, which are rummaged like Uber and Airbnb. If needed, with built-in additional options, such as the "Zombie Apocalypse" package including an increased supply of toilet paper and a gift edition of the Bible. Friends, until printed houses have become publicly available, we choose them in accordance with our own requests and needs. The choice of housing is a decision that largely determines the rest of your life. Therefore, you need to approach this process wisely. For example, using the site Avaho.ru is a project about new buildings and cottage settlements, which also presents a catalog of ads for the sale of residential real estate. Perhaps the only domestic site that allows you to filter information about new buildings in Moscow and the region in a few clicks, not only by price and square meters, but also by such indicators as ecology, crime rate, infrastructure, developer reliability and many others. In addition, the portal provides an opportunity to independently track the graphs of changes in prices for apartments in specific housing complexes and draw appropriate conclusions. So far, the site operates in Moscow and the Moscow region, but very soon it will expand to St. Petersburg. Link in the description. As you know, every year all over the world at pedestrian crossings there are many accidents, as a result of which people are injured and killed. Knowing this, British insurance company Direct Line has partnered with design bureau Umbrellium to create a “smart crossing” called Starling Crossing, designed to make these sections of road safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. As you know, the first "zebras" began to appear around the 50s of the last century. Since then, such markings have practically not undergone any changes, and meanwhile, the 21st century is in the yard, and today's roads are very different from those that were before. Unfortunately, road markings do not guarantee absolute protection of road users, but only create suitable conditions for their "decent" behavior and respect for each other. Unforeseen circumstances can ruin the lives of even respectable citizens. And here high technologies are in a hurry to help people. So, in Britain, they presented their project to the general court called STigmatic Adaptive Responsive LearnING, or Starling Crossing for short. The project is more than just a set of light bulbs that illuminate the usual lanes on the asphalt. Starling Crossing has many interesting features, each of which aims to make life not only better, but also safer. The most obvious is the highlighting of road markings that fully comply with all current rules. However, the system will work with some differences. For example, restrictive lanes and stop lines for car drivers will always be highlighted, but a zebra for pedestrians will be visualized on the asphalt only when you can walk. The developed system can change the markings, block traffic, change the signs of speed limits. Video cameras capture the image of road users, after which the artificial intelligence makes calculations and determines the current risks with a further choice of which shape and color of the markings should be shown to the pedestrian at the moment. For these purposes, the road uses three familiar colors - white, red and green. Each of them gives a signal about how pedestrians should behave, where there are dangerous sections of the road, and where they are safe. And although it sounds rather complicated, in fact, all the drawings that appear on the asphalt are intuitive and do not cause doubts. And if during rush hour a lot of people appear on such an interactive "zebra", it automatically expands and begins to separate zones for pedestrian traffic, as well as stop lines for cars and bicycles. Once all pedestrians have safely crossed the road, the Starling Crossing drawing simply disappears until it's needed again. A prototype system has already been temporarily installed in south London. The road surface in the pedestrian crossing area is designed to withstand the weight of any vehicles, as well as to prevent slipping even in heavy rain. LEDs are built into the roads, the light of which is visible from all sides at any time of the day. They draw the markings on the road. A separate function has been invented for pedestrians looking at a smartphone screen. The system will draw warning signs around them. This will help to restore attentiveness to pedestrians and provide them with a safe crossing of the road. Now the system is being tested, and if it shows good results, then in 2018 it will be able to appear on real roads in cities. Well conceived. Only very non-budgetary, so most likely they will not implement it here. But on the other hand, it is cut budgetary, so they can implement it. Although in fact, in order to see pedestrians, it is enough just to put a lantern. Well, it is also advisable to turn it on in the dark. And so - it's scary to imagine how children will abuse the system, playing with it right on the road. Yes, and over time, if she thinks for everyone herself, then all road users will very quickly relax and either get stupid or die on a regular crossing. But what a joy for the servants of the road law and order. You go, you don't bother anyone, and then bam! Zebra and double solid appear at the same time right in front of your nose on the road! And welcome to the registration of the protocol. Since Elon Musk voiced the idea of the technical implementation of the high-speed tunnel transport Hyperloop, several companies have started working on the project at once. Some of them are already doing something in the "hardware", while others are only theorizing, building castles in the air. But the future, in which ultra-fast capsules ply through vacuum tunnels, is gradually getting closer and closer. Richard Branson's Virgin Group conglomerate has invested in Hyperloop One, a next-generation bullet train startup that recently showed a working prototype. In addition to the cash injections and the involvement of Sir Richard Branson himself, the joint venture will be renamed Virgin Hyperloop One in the near future. In a statement, Branson called the Hyperloop system "the most revolutionary propulsion system." Hyperloop is an innovative way to move people and goods in capsules that reach speeds of over 1,000 kilometers per hour. The movement should take place through special pipes with reduced pressure using magnetic levitation technologies. Hyperloop One has gone further than others in its field. So, in 2016, an electric motor for capsules was tested. A few months ago, the company tested already a full-scale model of the capsule on a 500-meter track. This is negligible compared to the planned length of the tunnels, but even this length is suitable for tests. Everything went well, the Hyperloop One transporter was able to gain speed above 320 kilometers per hour. Probably due to the fact that Hyperloop One is closer than other "tunnel" companies to the construction of a full-fledged track, Branson decided to choose it. As far as you can tell, Branson's investment was really significant, since the company agreed to change its name. Now Virgin Hyperloop One has only one worthy competitor in the person of Elon Musk. He recently promised to build a route between Washington and New York. Usually, Musk keeps his promises, despite not so rare disruptions to the dates of his plans. But Branson is also not used to waiting, if he starts doing something, he continues to work on the project until its implementation. The Virgin Group is not only working on this transportation project, Branson also has Virgin Galactic, a company that promotes the idea of space tourism. The company is now gradually recovering from the SpaceOne plane crash. By the way, tickets for the first flight into orbit were sold out for a long time, so Virgin Galactic will have to hurry up in order to leave their customers satisfied. As for Virgin Hyperloop One, the company has announced its intention to create a network of high-speed transport lines in Europe. This network, if implemented, will connect Estonia and Finland, as well as pass through Germany and a number of other countries. It is also proposed to build vacuum tunnels in the UK, uniting Scotland, Wales and other regions of the country using a single network. The power of the Virgin brand, coupled with the speed at which Hyperloop One was able to develop its prototype, promises to be coming soon new system transportation. We can say that the Branson surname is a famous brand in itself, and the deep connections of the Virgin CEO with many technology companies around the world and government services can help reduce and speed up the bureaucratic procedures that anyone who decides to engage in such developments will definitely face. It is necessary that Dyson still stick to the project. Seriously though, I am sincerely encouraged when there are people investing money in such projects, and not in another country house or bank without offline branches. Let's just be happy that we are now witnessing romantics / techies spending their money developing rockets, high-speed trains, autonomous cars and hundreds of other amazing things that we could not have dreamed of a couple of years ago. As for Hyperloop. Despite the fact that some of our drivers drive on rough roads at a comparable speed, the company deserves respect. Confused only by the fact that the new name of the company "First Virgin Hyperloop" sounds like a rite of passage for the teenager from the American Pie. Of course, I've always thought virginity was a funny word because of my teenage sense of humor. Thank you all for watching! Alexander Smirnov, Correct Truth and Science and Technology News was with you. Do not forget to play Lyubo to this cinematography, subscribe to the channel, share the video with your friends and press the bell so as not to miss new episodes. Lechaim, boyars!
", The flight of Smart-1 was extremely mysterious, mysterious, full of unsolved mysteries - and all these secrets were, of course, associated with the Apollo program:
The SMART-1 probe, which attracted everyone's attention with a strange and difficult to explain mystery, which surrounded its mission by the European Space Agency ( European Space Agency, ESA), once again surprised observers.
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What exactly is hidden behind a series of strange events around a seemingly ordinary probe can only be clarified Additional Information and new images - but for this the ESA must break its too long "vow of silence"
The headlines of the articles themselves were in the spirit of sensationalism: "Probe SMART-1: an unexpected embarrassment?", etc. The atmosphere of mystery and enigma was whipped up deliberately and for no reason. For example, in the article, the author of CNews writes:
One of the most recent images taken by the probe and released to the public by the ESA is a striking image of Pythagoras crater.
In the previous article, a photo of the Pythagoras crater is given without any comments, and there is nothing "striking" in this photo. In the same article, based on materials from the Space.com portal, the author of CNews wrote:
According to Space.com, one of the tasks facing the research probe of the European space agency SMART-1 was the "inspection" of the places where the Americans were on the moon.
Together with the title of the article ( "Yankees on the Moon: A Test Coming?") such a statement gives the impression that Smart-1 was supposed to check the veracity of the Apollo program, which is not true. Then CNews juggles a quote:
In the future, the European probe will survey all areas on the Moon, where, according to NASA, the Apollo manned lunar modules landed. “We are observing some of the landing sites to calibrate and confirm their presence,” said Bernard Foing, lead scientist on the ESA research program.
Foing talked about calibration, but about "Confirmation of their (" Apollo ") presence"- no, by CNews just lied, attributing these words to Foing on his own. Quoting from the original article: "" We are observing some of the landing sites for calibration and ground truth purposes, "said Bernard Foing, Chief Scientist of the ESA Science Program".
The same article says:
Of course, it will not be possible to examine in detail neither the remains of the vehicles themselves, nor, moreover, the traces of astronauts in the dust.
This is true: the resolution of the Smart-1 camera was completely insufficient to view the remains of the equipment.
In the next article, CNews shifts from hints to outright lies, stating the following:
- Allegedly existed "A well-publicized program of" inspection "of American sites on the Moon by the European probe SMART-1"; ostensibly "The agency stated that one of the most important elements of the probe's scientific program is the" inspection "of the lunar landing sites of manned Apollo, as well as other American and Soviet vehicles"... In the reality such a program did not exist and could not exist and the agency did not declare its existence: "Smart-1" was a technological device (which was declared) [,], the shooting of the Apollo landing sites was envisaged, but not as any "inspection program" [,].
- Allegedly European Space Agency "Suddenly stopped publishing images transmitted by the probe, and does not even remember the program itself"... In the reality pictures continued to be published; the flight itself continued for more than a year after the publication of the article, although it was originally assumed that the flight in lunar orbit would last only six months.
- Allegedly, in the scientific program "Smart-1" "Unexpected change of emphasis"... There was no change in emphasis.
To make this lie more convincing, CNews gave it a dose of innuendo:
The ESA's “silence” is especially discouraging, as the agency has previously shown a willingness to provide information to the general public immediately - as was the case, in particular, with the breathtaking images transmitted by the Huygens probe from Saturn's moon Titan. In addition, just now it has become clear that research vehicles, even from the orbit of Mars, are able to successfully find on the surface long-lost landing vehicles, the landing sites of which were known to scientists only approximately. These vehicles are much smaller in size than the Apollo fragments that should have remained on the Moon, and Martian winds and sandstorms significantly complicate the task.
However, CNews preferred to “forget” that the interest in the Huygens images was much higher than the interest in Smart-1: Huygens was the first and still the only probe on Titan, and Smart-1 could only do photographs of much lower quality than other devices had taken before it (perhaps the interest of the Apollo program deniers was high, but they constitute a marginal part of those interested in astronautics, so ESA will hardly try for them). CNews also preferred to “forget” that the resolution of the Smart-1 camera is much lower than that of the Mars probes that photographed artifacts on Mars; Therefore, Smart-1, in principle, could not photograph the Apollo vehicles on the Moon (the CNews author even “forgot” that the same publication had written about the impossibility of photographing the remains of the equipment a few months earlier in an article). As for publications, processed scientific data are published in scientific journals, while ESA and NASA usually upload only the most interesting images to the Internet, but this is not always done and not necessarily promptly.
The Cosmonautics News magazine disavowed this CNews article.
In the article, all of the above statements and innuendos were repeated in the same order. The article was devoted to "exposing the deception" of the ESA, which published the image of the Cassini crater. Two images were taken side by side: the Smart 1 image (left) and the cropped image of the same crater taken by the Lunar Orbiter 4 probe in 1967 (right). The pictures were provided with the following commentary:
Such strange coincidences may mean that both images were taken with cameras of similar resolution, from the same point in orbit and at the same time in local time. Such an explanation looks quite plausible, but highly unlikely - especially given the decades separating the two missions. It is not surprising that another, more "down-to-earth" explanation is beginning to be expressed - ESA simply passed off a slightly retouched old NASA image as a new one of its own. There is nothing to argue with pessimists, and their number continues to grow.
CNews did not explain, however, what is the point in faking a photograph of Cassini: “Apollo” cannot be seen for sure in this photograph. The reasons why the pictures are similar are completely transparent:
- "Lunar Orbiter-4" filmed b O most of the lunar surface, so almost any photograph of Smart 1 would display objects already captured by Lunar Orbiter 4.
- Both probes were in polar orbit, and therefore were guaranteed to be approximately over the same areas, while having approximately the same orientation.
- The cameras of both probes looked vertically down, and therefore the shooting angle was the same.
- Finally, shooting lunar objects is most effective (allows you to reveal the greatest amount of detail) in a rather limited range of sun heights, so any probes carry out it, if possible, at close "moments of local time" (more precisely, two moments - on the lunar "morning" and " in the evening").
Therefore, the similarity of any objects in lunar images is a completely natural thing. There are also noticeable differences between the images of Lunar Orbiter-4 and Smart-1:
- The original image of Lunar Orbiter-4 has a significant O Larger dimensions, CNews cropped it in a suitable way to give additional similarity to the original image of "Smart-1".
- The Lunar Orbiter-4 image contains many characteristic artifacts, in contrast to the Smart-1 image.
This "exposure" was copied by A. I. Popov in his book "" [,] (see).
A.I. Popov's mythology
A. I. Popov in the Introduction to his book “Americans on the Moon. Great Breakout or Space Scam? "[,] Copied" exposure ",). Popov considered it necessary to add his own contribution to the CNews commentary:
do in different time two identical images of the Moon (both in terms of the shooting angle and in terms of the lighting conditions of the area by the Sun) from a satellite orbiting the Moon is practically impossible. To do this, the satellite must pass over this area for the second time at the same moment in local lunar time and that it is in the same direction for shooting as the first time. But the period of rotation of the moon around its own axis and the period of rotation of the satellite around the moon are not multiples of each other. Therefore, the satellite will appear in the wrong place and not when it is needed, then the photographed area will be rotated in relation to the sun's rays not the same as during the first survey.
Popov, apparently, does not know that orbiting a satellite in a polar circumlunar orbit for about a month passes over all parts of the lunar surface (as the moon rotates under it and makes a full revolution around its axis). Surface images are taken around the same local time on purpose to provide the best possible contrast (see picture).