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Tag: People and the Universe

The sky dialogue

The guys down there, sitting and dining: Left one: “I am just curious how the guy up there wants to come to us.” Right one: “Yeah, he seems hungry…” The guy up there, close to the car: “Damn, the food smells so goood. Maybe I could try to swim there…” The image was taken at…
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Stargazing on the largest meteorite

In the Namibian northern region Onjozondjupa, there is so much to see. But probably the most tempting is the largest found iron meteorite in the world. The Hoba West meteorite, as it’s named after the close farm, is one of the most astronomical sightseeing in Namibia and logically belongs to the national natural heritage. The…
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No boundaries, no limits…

The world is so small. The human issues are so negligible. The space is so large… All those thoughts came up to my mind, while I was sitting on the top of the Land Rover (provided by Safra-Go company, which I am so thankful for that!). It was 13th September 2015, just the evening of…
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Intimate view in the Kalahari Desert

Intimate view in the Kalahari Desert

Imagine sleeping in the dry and dusty Kalahari desert. Then you open your eyes, because sudden wind hits your tent. You open the door of tent and go to check out what is going on. And then… this! Even in the dusty air the view in the sky was incredible… As shown on annotated version,…
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Dining in Dqae: Better than TV

Have you ever dreamt about dining under the Milky Way? Well, trust me – it’s better than watching TV! When I came to Greg Laws’ large farm Dqae Qare in Botswana, I didn’t even think about something like that. But thanks to Greg’s hospitality and incredible helpfulness me and my friends could enjoy this unusual…
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Seeking Venus under the Spitzkoppe arch

There are not so many places in the world, where you can feel so small and nugatory in compassion to the nature around you, but also such grateful to the world to be the part of a moment in this beautiful natural spot. With no doubt, one of those places is the Spitzkoppe national park…
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The dark Namibian eclipse in the Gegenschein

On Monday Sept. 28th, 2015, in early Namibian morning the Moon went through the Earth’s shadow, producing spectacular total lunar eclipse. This one was the fourth of unusual tetrad of eclipses in 2014 and 2015. Actually, there was much more about the uniqueness of this phenomenon. The Moon was closest to the Earth just an…
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