Happy New Year 2019 to everyone!
The next year is coming. So it’s a good time for a celebration. Traditionally I would like to show you how I celebrated the last New Year. Maybe you will follow my ideas, at...
Author: Krukarius
Should Mediterranean people be prepared for a tropical cyclone?
In this article, I would like to try to answer the question in the title. I based my suggestions on the last weather patterns, that used to happen in the Mediterranean region for the...
Light scattering in the atmosphere during total solar eclipse
The light scattering issue in the Earth’s atmosphere has been described recently for typical daylight, evening, and twilight conditions. In this article, I would like to explain a light scattering phenomenon under total solar...
Horizontal visibility as the main factor of long-distance observations, part 2 – contrast, human perception and weather forecast
In the 1st part of this article, I have explained the relationship between visibility and weather conditions as well as an astronomical factor and light scattering issue. Now I would like to explain the...
Horizontal visibility as the main factor of long-distance observations, part 1 – weather, astronomical and optical elements
This article is sort of a continuation of issues related to light scattering in the Earth’s atmosphere as well as haze presence. These subjects are closely associated with each other, so some stuff presented...
What is a light transition? What examples of it can we see?
Light is omnipresent in the Universe and the environment. This is electromagnetic radiation, that can be detected by the human eye. I have written more about the light and the ways of measurement in this...
Xiaomi Mi 8 128GB (Global version) photo facilities, part 5 – photo & image retouch and summary
This part of such a long article about photography and movie facilities in Xiaomi Mi 8 6GB 128GB (Global version) is the last one. This is the time to summarize all the stuff, which...
Xiaomi Mi 8 128GB (Global version) photo facilities, part 4 – video
The 4th part of the article about Xiaomi Mi 8 6GB 128GB (Global version) photo facilities describes shortly the video features, as the device offers for the user. There are main 2 video modes...
Xiaomi Mi 8 128GB (Global version) photo facilities, part 3 – night photography and astrophotography
In this part of the Xiaomi Mi 8 smartphone test, I would like to reveal a night photography feature, which has been widely developed in this device. First of all lets through very basic...
Xiaomi Mi 8 128GB (Global version) photo facilities, part 2 – photo quality, zoom and macro
Welcome again! Continuing our walk through the photo facilities in Xiaomi Mi 8 6GB 128 GB (Global version). The camera sensor 1/2.55″ works very well. It is similar to a pretty good compact camera...
Xiaomi Mi 8 128GB (Global version) photo facilities, part 1 – general photo modes
I would like to show you my test of the newest, recently announced phone Xiaomi Mi 8 6GB RAM 128GB (Global version). My wife ordered this smartphone in August when the Xiaomi Mi 8...
The hottest summer in Britain and Europe
Being abroad in Great Britain I was fortunate to witness the hottest summer, that ever occurred in the British Isles. Because I am from Poland, in this article I would like at least a...
The Experience at Burj Khalifa
I would like to take you on a fascinating journey to the Burj Khalifa – the tallest building in the world since 2008. We landed in Dubai for the first time in early February...
Why the haze is an important weather factor, part 2 – impact on visibility and light scattering
This writing is a continuation of a whole article about haze as an important weather factor. Previously I have described the basic types of haze and I drew attention to the impact the atmospheric...
Why haze is an important weather factor? part 1 – types of aerosol and impact on human health
People when checking the weather forecast usually focus on standard weather factors like temperature, pressure, wind, precipitation, and cloud cover. There are weather elements important in our day-to-day life, unlike other elements like dew...
Light around us and how to measure it
Light surrounds us everywhere. This is an electromagnetic wave, which is the fastest in the environment. For Earth, the main source of light is the Sun. Another source is artificial lightning, created by humankind....
GoXtreme Pioneer GoPro camera – a good choice for entry level
I have the equipment to take good pictures, however, I had no tool, that could allow me to take underwater shots. I was trying to do this with the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone using...
Light scattering in the Earth’s atmosphere part 3 – clouds, haze and surface
Previously I have described the light scattering mechanism on the smallest particles of the Earth’s atmosphere, where mainly the Rayleigh Scattering plays a role. Now is the time to round off this whole article...
Light scattering in the Earth’s atmosphere part 2 – why is the sky blue and how the sky colour change?
When we ask ourselves why the sky is blue we can think about the most important type of light scattering in the Earth’s atmosphere. This is Rayleigh scattering. I was writing about this type...
First time in the shadow!
Today is exactly 1 year after one of my biggest dreams came through. My body and soul were located inside the lunar shadow for the first time! I can admit, that I dreamt about...