Frank Bennett

The intensity of light coming from the stars, of course, does not depend on the season, but visual perception is influenced by the celestial background. In summer time the Sun drops below the horizon in St. Petersburg only by 6 degrees, in Moscow – by 11 degrees. This means that pitch blackness does not come and twilight lasts the whole night.
Against such a background the luminaries look dimmer, and on winter nights the skies take on a darker colour. In addition, the number of bright stars actually increases during the winter period. For example, in summer, only 6 of the 25 brightest stars can be seen at 00:00, while in winter you can see 10, including the legendary Sirius.
In addition to illumination, the visibility of luminaries is influenced by the transparency of the air. Cold air contains less moisture than warm air. Because of this, the air is more transparent in winter.

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Despite the fact that the Acropolis of Athens is the most popular attraction in Greece, scientists continue to discover more and more information about its history. In particular, according to a publication by scientists, graffiti that was discovered near Athens may depict an ancient temple inside a citadel that predates the Parthenon.
The small graffiti, which consists of a striking engraving of the building, was found on marble rock on Barako Hill near Vary, about 19 kilometres southeast of Athens in the Greek region of Attica.

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As noted by the portal, the bridge named after the legendary Canadian hockey player of the Detroit Red Wings will be the 10th longest in the world when completed. In addition, it will also have the longest composite iron and concrete deck of any cable-stayed bridge in the world.

In addition to its name, it is also related to hockey in terms of its shape. New Atlas pointed out that the designers projected it in such a way that the bridge resembles the curve of a hockey stick while snapping the puck.

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Carmona was once a fairly large settlement in the province of Betica. The local necropolis has been explored for over a century, discovering more and more burials, including mausoleums. One of them was found five years ago, it also contained niches with burial urns. Also archaeologists papala pala a ring of gold and a vessel with a liquid substance of red colour.
It is curious that once the wine was white, but chemical processes in the course of 2.5 millennia gave it a red hue.

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The famous businessman and head of SpaceX Ilon Musk shared his opinion in social network, as if in the future people will be able to use brain implants instead of smartphones.

The site Not Elon Musk published a survey on the topic: “Do you want to use the Neuralink interface to control a gadget with the power of thoughts?”.

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