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...
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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...
Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 Art – a perfect choice for photographers
I am describing the final lens, that I got after my bumpy ride with Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 and other kit lenses. I bought it in January and I am very happy with it. The...
Remote observation of the total lunar eclipse
Since I bought the DSLR camera I dreamt about the total lunar eclipse observation. I wanted to repeat my observation scheme on different, much better equipment. Recently I observed the total lunar eclipse in...
Hunstanton – perfect destination for summer city-break
I would like to take you on a fascinating trip to a small coastal resort in the east part of England. Because I live in Cambridge this remarkable place is close to me. This...
Light scattering in the Earth’s atmosphere part 1 – scattering and related phenomena
1. INTRODUCTION My deep interest in the light scattering in Earth’s atmosphere arose out of my observations of the behavior of the Earth’s atmosphere, especially around sunrise, sunset (golden hour, blue hour, twilight), and...
How to plan your flightseeing
Flightseeing is a kind of sightseeing from a plane or drone. I will focus on this first. When you have a window seat you are able to have a view outside. Some people use...
How to show your flight route in Google Earth?
There are a lot of real-time flight trackers and at least a few flight archives on the web. Some of them offer to purchase the data. After purchasing you are receiving full flight data,...
Watching the sky with Cambridge Astronomy Association
Previously I described my involvement in the Krosno Branch of the Polish Association of Amateur Astronomers. Today I would like to carry on the subject of the associations of amateur astronomers arising about a...
The quickest way to dehaze your photo for long distance observation purposes
The basic way to remove the haze and color casts in your picture in open-source software is by using Gimp. This program can trivially easily do it for you, however, you must spend up...
How to show the coordinate grids in Google Earth and Google Maps?
There are a few ways to show the coordinate grids on Google Earth. The easiest way to show the coordinate grids in Google Earth is to select “Grids” from the “Tools” options. Then you...
Incredible view of the London Skyline from the Sky Garden.
Visiting the Sky Garden is the cheapest way to see London from the top. Recently I have written about London seen from The Shard. As we know getting into The Shard is not the...
Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4.5 DC Macro one of the best kit lenses for Nikon
Today I will bring you information about one of the best kit lenses for Nikon – Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4.5 DC Macro. This lens is called “a good lens for a good price”. This is...