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How many nights does it take to count the stars?
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Zeeman Effect
Raveena Khan The Zeeman effect was first discovered by the Dutch physicist Pieter Zeeman in 1896 when he placed the flame of a Bunsen burner between the poles of an electromagnet and held a piece of asbestos covered with common salt in the flame. After the electromagnet was turned on, he observed that the two…
Orion Nebula
“Orion Nebula is one of the most famous deep-sky objects, which most beginners in astrophotography target. Even I did the same. My first attempt with Orion Nebula was a single exposure of 30 s, ISO 3200, in December 2018. But the core area got overexposed. Since this was my first attempt on DSO imaging using…