I was totally amazed by this moment, so I took a picture of that. The illuminated dome of the Residencia at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile produces no light pollution to impede the work of the telescopes. Above, the magical arc of the Milky Way spans the sky. Green hue and orange stripes are colors…
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While staying at Maba village on equatorial Indonesian island Halmahera in this March, I realized one amazing fact. This place with latitude only 40’N, is the best one to capture both of commonly known “pointer” showing the celestial poles. As the north celestial pole can be found by stars of the Big Dipper (pointing to…
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I still can’t forget the last night in south Africa on 1st October 2015. Actually, I remember that like it was yesterday. As we were closing to the civilization from the wonderful Namibia, the night sky was more and more effected by the light pollution. But Mario Runkas, my friend and such a great photographer,…
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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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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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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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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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