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 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...
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...
Archival / Astrophotography / Astrotourism
by Krukarius · Published 2018-08-21 · Last modified 2024-12-20
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...
Astrophotography / Long-distance observations
by Krukarius · Published 2018-01-26 · Last modified 2024-12-20
In the 2nd part of this short guide on the Peakfinder.org panorama generator, I would like to focus on another kind of observation, that we can enjoy. There are solar & lunar eclipses. Those...
The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. This is the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit. The width of ISS is 108.5 m and its length...
Archival / Astronomy / Astrophotography
by Krukarius · Published 2017-09-09 · Last modified 2024-12-18
In this article, I would like to describe my a few years of adventures in the Krosno branch of the Polish Society of Amateur Astronomers, where I could develop my noble hobby. Except for...
<<< Read the 1st part of The solar eclipse visualization on Google Earth In the 1st part of this article, I showed you how to create the “umbra” in Scribble Maps and use it...
This article presents how to vizualise the total solar eclipse on the most renowned geographical tool, the Google Earth.
Astronomy / Astrophotography / Astrotourism
by Krukarius · Published 2017-03-24 · Last modified 2024-12-18
On 20th March 2015, we could witness one of the most spectacular phenomena in the Solar System, the total solar eclipse. The track of totality passed across the North Atlantic and next headed into...
I would like to show my observation output. The last solar eclipse was visible throughout the southern part of South America in the morning and next in the western part of Africa during the...
One week ago African dwellers experienced the annular solar eclipse, which occurred throughout Central Africa, Madagascar, and the Reunion. A spectacular “ring of fire” solar eclipse darkened skies over Africa from early morning to...
