Visual range changes during solar eclipses

Owl Creek Mountains extended visual range total solar eclipse

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 your attention to another phenomenon, which I “discovered” accidentally during the Great American Eclipse – the visual range changes. 1. INTRODUCTION … Read more

Horizontal visibility as the main factor of long-distance observations, part 1 – weather, astronomical and optical elements

Navajo Mt Horizontal visibility

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 here can be pretty much similar and it will be developed on the grounds of my previous articles. This 2-partial article … Read more

The Lake District fairy tale

Lake District

The Lake District National Park is said to be the most beautiful national park in Britain, so we decided to hop there for a couple of days. Traditionally I met my fiancee in London where we were waiting for a night Megabus to Edinburgh, which departs daily at 22:30 from London Victoria Coach Station. Emperor … Read more