Astronomy / Astrophotography / Weather
by Krukarius · Published 2019-03-20 · Last modified 2024-12-20
Gazing at the Sun with the naked eye is dangerous. Much more dangerous is watching the Sun through instruments like binoculars or telescopes without a filter! It causes serious eye damage, which is a...
The area covered by umbra is the most spectacular of the whole solar eclipse phenomenon, therefore I would like to pay particular attention to this. Because I was watching the totality only once, I...
Seeing a solar corona during a total solar eclipse can be an awesome experience. This view is jaw-dropping for everyone, even for solar eclipse chasers, who used to have seen it at least a...
Google Maps, as well as Google Earth, are very useful tools in terms of location finding. A user can find a proper address quickly in any place in the World. Sometimes we are obligated...
A total lunar eclipse occurred recently on Monday 21st of January (Pic. 1). For me, it was the next opportunity to see this rare phenomenon, especially because I couldn’t make it in July 2018,...
Recently I have shown the light level changes during the solar eclipse. The illumination level is strongly related to the sky brightness. Both of them change at the same time throughout the eclipse. In...
The illuminance level and sky brightness are very important elements of solar eclipse phenomena because both are clearly noticeable by the observer along with his eye adaptation. When the eclipse phase is deep and...
Astronomy / Long-distance observations / Optics
by Krukarius · Published 2019-01-10 · Last modified 2024-12-20
A solar eclipse is a magnificent natural phenomenon, during which the direct Sun is shadowed by the moon to darken the daytime sky (Vollmer, Shaw, 2018). In this article, I would like to draw...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Światło jest wszechobecne we Wszechświecie oraz środowisku. Jest to promieniowanie elektromagnetyczne wykrywalne przez ludzkie oko. Więcej na temat światła jak i podstawowych sposobów jego pomiaru napisałem tutaj. Teraz chciałbym opisać bardzo powszechne zjawisko, które...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
