Shounak Mondal
Grow Crystals at Home
Crystals grow deep beneath the earth but in this activity, we are going to grow crystals at home. Crystals are solid substances whose...
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UNRAVELLING THE MYSTERIES OF SCIENCE AND ASTRONOMY
Shounak Mondal
Feb 251 min read
Raise your Hair and Bend Water
In this activity, we are going to raise your hair against gravity and bend water ! What you will need A balloon Water What you need to do...
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Shounak Mondal
Jan 272 min read
The Misconception of Planetary Orbits
So here is what we have all been taught in school. Planets orbit around the sun in elliptical orbits and most depictions are in a single...
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Shounak Mondal
Jan 214 min read
The Misconception of Gravity - Part 1
Drop an iron ball and a strand of feather from a height, which one will fall to the ground first? Seems like a simple question and 99% of...
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Shounak Mondal
Dec 9, 20233 min read
Objects in the night sky
Now that we know the camera and astrophotography basics, it's time to look up and know the night sky. This is a key motivation for...
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Shounak Mondal
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Navigating the night sky
To truly appreciate astrophotography, we need to learn to navigate the night sky. With practice, we will be able to instantly identify...
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Shounak Mondal
Oct 30, 20235 min read
The Misconception of Time - Part 1
We take time for granted but it is strange, mind-bending, and not well-understood We think we understand time... We think of time as the...
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Shounak Mondal
Oct 2, 20234 min read
The Misconception of Time - Part 2
Our understanding of time gets even more strange but we experience it every day. Recap of part 1... In part 1 of this series, we saw that...
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Shounak Mondal
Oct 2, 20232 min read
Defy Gravity with a Hidden Force
We don't realize that we are at the bottom of a large volume of air. Just like sea creatures at the bottom of the ocean have the entire...
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Shounak Mondal
Sep 30, 20233 min read
The Misconception of Gravity - Part 2
We all experience it every moment of our lives yet most of us misunderstand what it is. Gravity is not a force at all! What we are taught...
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Shounak Mondal
Sep 30, 20234 min read
The Misconception of Gravity - Part 3
Let's finally attempt to put it all together, Space, Time, and Gravity In part 2 of this series, we saw that gravity is the effect of the...
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