Connecting kids with nature
Somewhere out there… is the Chandrayaan-3 Rover
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…
a spectator’s view of Chandrayaan-3
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…
a unique nature retreat at Majakali
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…
open air planetarium
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…
evening walk
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…
layers of clouds
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…
Why are rainclouds dark?
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…
boost that optical zoom
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…
halo in the sky
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…
chiguru – one month
Chiguru – an initiative from Cleanup Turahalli – has completed one month today. Chiguru – a germinating shoot, and typically prominent in Mango trees during the spring season, is an interactive program with neighboring children that brings them closer to nature. More than the…
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