As summer settles in, stargazers are in for a treat. Late June offers some of the year’s best opportunities to witness one of nature’s most awe-inspiring spectacles – the luminous band of the Milky Way stretching across the night sky. This cosmic display is particularly striking for those in the Southern Hemisphere or lucky enough to find themselves in dark-sky locations.
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Meteorological summer and astronomical summer are two different ways of defining the summer season. Meteorological summer is defined by the three warmest months of the year in a particular region, typically June, July, and August in the northern hemisphere and December, January, and February in the southern hemisphere. This definition is based on the annual temperature cycle and is primarily used by meteorologists and climatologists for weather forecasting and climate analysis.
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What exactly are “White Nights” and what causes them? This is the name of the long twilight, which lasts all night. From an astronomical point of view, twilight is understood as a period of time when the Sun is shallow below the horizon. During the white nights, natural light remains high.
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Silver clouds are not just an art installation by Andy Warhol, these actual clouds (also called NLC or noctilucent clouds) can be usually observed in summer until the end of July. Starting late May the end of the month of July it might be possible to see silver or, as they are also called, “polar” clouds in the sky over Northern Europe, Canada and the northern regions of Russia.
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This year the heat is breaking records in both temperature and duration. Thus we decided to find out where the hottest point of our planet is. It turned out to be the Deshte-Lut desert in the Middle East. 🏜️This sandy-saline desert is located in Iran, its length is about 550 km, and its width is from 100 to 200 km.
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Galicia’s Nordés wind is a seasonal phenomenon, most prominent during the warmer months from April to September. This refreshing breeze offers a welcome respite from the summer heat, bringing a cool and invigorating touch to the region. The Nordés is born from the interplay between Atlantic high-pressure systems and Galicia’s unique coastal topography.
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Climate summary for the last 100+ years, as you have seen with the #ShowYourStripes tag elsewhere Blue & Golden Hour stages for those who into photography and videography Notification Center Widget option for iOS 13 devices and people who still like these classic widgets better Actual control over measurement units, no more km/h winds when you understand m/s App interface in English, Arabic, French, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian And many more in the iPad version of the app.
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In the first dates of May we will be able to watch the Eta Aquariids Starfall. The peak of its activity will be on May 6-7, but overall the shower is visible from about April 19 to about May 28 each year. It will be seen brighter in the Southern Hemisphere, although the residents of the Northern half of the Earth will also be able to watch the starfall.
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