If Scottish physicist Charles Wilson (1869–1959) had known what he would cause with his discovery of an unconfirmed phenomenon that he himself allegedly saw (in 1924), but was first recorded by physicists in 1989, he would probably have whistled with joy. Upper-atmospheric lightning, a still unexplored celestial phenomenon, is a welcome sight for all “hardcore”…
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Every year in mid-August, almost at the same time like the Perseids, another meteor shower peaks: the κ-Cygnid. Named after the star Kappa (κ) in the Swan constellation, from where the slow meteors seemingly appear, they are almost not known as–unlike the Perseids–they have a very low rate of meteors, only about 3 per hour…
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La Mano del Desierto, Hand of the Desert, Desert Hand. A unique 11-meter reinforced concrete sculpture located about 62 km south of the Chilean city of Antofagasta, was built in 1992 by the now 85-year-old sculptor Mario Irarrázabal Covarrubias and attracts hundreds to thousands of tourists from all over the world every day. It is…
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This early morning, on 3rd July 2025, the bright NLCs appeared over Central Europe. I found a great spot by Proseč u Seče, Czech Republic. When I started shooting, I found out that cows are close… and a bull too. I was pretty scared of the bull, as he seemed very aggressive, but I managed…
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