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Ozone Layer in 2020

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                                Ozone Layer in 2020                           A blog on the universe and the cosmos above and the nature of it determined by great scientists. Hey everyone today I am back with a new topic Ozone Layer. So do read the whole article, Let's dive in !!! Layers of atmosphere The ozone layer UV rays Holes in Ozone and global warming Ozone Layer amid lockdowns Layers of Atmosphere :                    The Earth's dense atmosphere is not the same throughout. It is the densest at lower levels and we are quite lucky for that. As we move higher and higher the atmosphere/air becomes thinner and thinner and it almost impossible to breathe with the help of your lungs at really high altitudes. this is the merry reason why mountaineers trekking on peaks like Everest, have oxygen supplies to aid them. Troposphere: The Earth's atmosphere is constituted of several layers of such air. The closest one to the Earth is called Troposphere. This region has quite a th

Titan moon and its attributes

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                            Titan moon and its attributes      A blog on the universe and the cosmos above and the nature of it determined by great scientists. So friends hope you'll read my earlier blog on Lyrid Meteor Shower 2020 India and it proved useful to you'll and you could see the Lyrids from your houses amid the lock downs. Remember at the end of my earlier blog post I had asked a question stating Which is the only other celestial object in our solar system excluding Earth which has a dense atmosphere. So everyone the answer is Titan. What is Titan :                     Titan is one of the 82 confirmed moons of Saturn and it also happens to be the largest one discovered yet. Recent discoveries have also shown that Titan is the second largest natural satellite after Jupiter moon Ganymede in the whole Solar System. It is positioned as the sixth moon revolving closest to the gas giant Saturn and was first discovered by  Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens. But there

Lyrids Meteor Shower 2020 India

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                           Lyrid Meteor Shower 2020 India                             A blog on the universe and the cosmos above and the nature of it determined by great scientists.                     Hey friends, expect that you read my previous blog and it helped you'll observe the phenomenal occurrence patterns of those celestial bodies. Today in this blog I will be giving some more information on another such phenomenal event happening this week. So lets dive in !!!  What are meteors :                    Did you'll know that Planets and satellites aren't the only celestial objects revolving around the sun. Yes , planets and satellites aren't the only bodies which revolve around sun , there are also other pieces of rocks revolving around sun . They are called Meteors and Asteroids. Meteors are small pieces of rocks revolving around the sun while Asteroids are the comparatively larger ones. Quite a lot of people get confused between these two terms. Honestly speaki

Today's celestial event

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                            Today's celestial events                   [ A blog on the universe and the cosmos above and the nature of it determined by great scientists. ] Today's celestial event Why is so unique Which celestial events should you look forward too.                               What makes today's celestial event so special is the unique lining of Saturn, Jupiter and Mars across the night sky. It is a very unique pattern which these planets form across the night sky making it really majestic to watch.                               Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system and the only planet whose rings can be observed through. The second planet after the kuiper belt and one visible through our naked eye is also easily visible in the night sky.                                Jupiter being the largest planet in our solar system and also being one of the 5 brightest stars in night sky. It is easily visible and observable from the earth's surf