Seems like yesterday, the take off from Bangalore… but has been a long journey… A post shared by Nature Kids (@naturekids_in) Watched the amazing historic moment with the local community on a big screen… Hearty Congrats ISRO!! 😍 🌛 This is…
Some fake videos of the Chandrayaan-3 launch are floating around, and can even have a pretty convincing description. One of the factors to discern the actual launch picture/video is the rocket leaving a white cloud trail. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nature Kids (@naturekids_in) A short official video is on the…
Majakali is in the northern part of India, where my daughter and me went on a retreat. Though not actually in the Himalayas, it was exciting to know that it was near it, and one may see the peaks in the distance… …depending on the weather! The group turned out to be a group of…
The moon can be a pretty amazing sight. The idea that the lunar cycle can influence people’s behaviour dates back thousands of years, but has been largely dismissed by modern medicine. But new research suggests there may be some truth to these ancient theories. … Another possibility is that patients are responding to the Moon’s…
Recently was in a place surrounded by hills with negligible light pollution and looked up at the night sky. It was really cold… but did not matter… the view was beyond a planetarium… of the truly spectacular view. After a while tried a few 10 sec exposure pictures with the mobile camera. Then closed the…
After a long time, had gone out really early morning just after sunrise, and just walked briskly for a few kms without any camera. This evening went with some others on the same route at sunset. This crow took off shortly after this pic into the golden light. Cormorants flying around after the sunset before…
This evening for a few minutes there was this bright sunshine 🌞 + heavy rain 🌧 … illuminating every raindrop as it tumbled down from the clouds, on to the shimmering trees. But as we witness this (hyperlapse) video of the orchestration in the sky… we can see different layers of clouds, not all moving…
Seemed like an obvious answer was that they contain water and it becomes heavier… Looked it up and its quite interesting to revisit the basics… rain clouds are gray instead of white because of their thickness, or height. That is, a cloud gets thicker and denser as it gathers more water droplets and ice crystals…
I personally have a 10×50 model pocket sized but some unknown company years ago. Did some research for a new one recently. I’d suggest not to spend too much time on reading into all the details, its never ending 😅 So here’s a summary… The main criteria to consider for your specific needs are: magnification weight…
What causes this halo in the sky? As we approach summer and the sun is coming out you may notice a ring, or halo, around the sun. This unusual sight is caused by cirrus clouds. Those thin cirrus clouds are around 20,000 feet or higher above us. They are made of tiny, ice crystals. Sunlight…