Heavenly Rainbow

This wonderful world has an inexhaustible imagination. Heavenly rainbow , the northern lights ..! Is it not a wonder of nature!

Remember: Every hunter wants to know where sits the pheasant. Yes, yes, the colors of the rainbow and they are located in a strict sequence. Perhaps the first person to notice this spectrum was Isaac Newton. True, at first scholar identified five colors, he did not notice the blue and orange. And later, when Newton was spotted six, orange, he considered it a sign of the devil. (How does the number six!) And add to it one more - the color indigo.

We are all humans, most of us tend to see something unusual supernatural.

In fact, the colors of the rainbow - it is the refraction of solar rays, which are reflected in the small droplets of water. And it is from the angle of refraction depends on the color of this amazing natural phenomenon and its causes, as we all know, terrifying natural phenomenon storm .

Another feature. We can see a rainbow, just being back to the sun, and the brighter the rays, the fuller, richer heavenly rainbow . And the higher we are, tembolshuyu rainbow arc takes our vision. Located high on a mountain or in an airplane, you can see a full circle.

Found unusual double rainbow . This is when the sunlight is refracted in a drop twice. Moonbow is visible in the brightest night star. Our vision is so constructed - we do not perceive color in low light.

And finally - one more mnemonic phrase to remember the colors of the miracle of nature: Every designer wants to know where to download photoshop.

Antelope Canyon

Antelope Canyon - a wonderful, charming, even mystical place in the world. Seems flames frozen in time, and somehow miraculously transported to the real world.wonderful natural creation is a sandy rock, which for centuries water, mixed with sand, construct only led her bizarre architectural forms.

Is this natural wonder in southwestern U.S. state of Arizona. And his name was due to the similarity in color with animal skins, bright red with a red tint. Amazing place on Earth are ideyskogo Navajo.Tourists have to pay a fee of about $ 20 per person and be sure to hire a guide. The danger is that, even with the possibility of lightning could flood the canyon. Flooding can occur suddenly, and then the consequences  could be unpredictable.

Slot canyons, which include Antelope Canyon in Arizona a lot, but they are usually flooded and not so beautiful as this. Log looks ordinary: just a gap in the rocks. But the inside story begins.particular magic she gets on a sunny day at noon time. The guides say that a good time to visit - spring and autumn. At this time, the bright sunlight penetrates into the canyon, and then it seems that in   a magical castle lit hundreds of candles. At this time, Antelope Canyon - is  the most amazing place of peace . 

The play of light creates a very beautiful kratinu in Upper Canyon, which is located on the ground level. "The place where water runs through rocks" - so the Indians called this place. A paradise for photographers. Incidentally, they noticed one more mystical side of this place.Species Antelope Canyon in images often look more beautiful than reality. They are more visible play of light and shades of colors. Apparently, the human brain is somehow filter what you see. And the most incredible color palette and most mysterious shadows are only visible in the photographs of professionals.

These photos were taken in the lower canyon. "The spiral rock arches" , as they say about this place Navajo. Despite the fact that it is located below ground level and a visit to this place is some difficulty with tourists, reliefs underground castle no less charmingly. 

For centuries, the wind and the water formed in the sandstone relief elegant Navajo. The result of this hard work are Antelope Canyon  - amazing fantasy nature that gave us this wonderful world .

Stone wave

In the West, America, on the slope of the Coyote  Buttes, on the border of Utah and Arizona, is a monument of architecture, created by nature itself   - Stone Wave .Colorful sandstone, frozen in time, many years has attracted many tourists and photographers from around the world.

About 200 million years ago, this place was a sandy desert. The high content of manganese, iron, ground water and seasonal winds have created this creation - a real wonder of nature . A thin calcite fins cross stone wave, adding a new dimension to the landscape.

After heavy rains here formed numerous pools. An amazing sight!

 See a wave whose height is 1593 meters, seeking tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world. But getting here is not easy. The fact that the small former sandstone ridges rather fragile and can break off if you're not careful to travel.

And then there will be the integrity of natural architecture. So in order to get there, you must first obtain permission from the authorities. Only 20 people a day have the opportunity to witness the bizarre forms of stone waves.

Proud of such a natural formation can and Western Australia. Wave Rock Stone , which was formed 60 million years ago by chemical weathering, is made ​​of granite.Reminiscent frozen in time a wave of the ocean, a natural monument of 110 meters and a height of 14 meters   are attracted to Australia by an average 140,000 tourists a year. Not surprisingly, this is a miracle of nature had religious significance for the local Aboriginal people .

Not far from the frozen rock wave in Western Australia is another miracle of nature. This includes the 13-meter stone diva named Hippo Yawn . It seems, is not it?

How many more surprises prepared for us this wonderful world ... a place where the geological formation called Stone Wave - undoubtedly one of the most amazing in the world.

Rostov-on-Don

This city has a special name.preacher, sage, educator, Zlatoust Russia Dmitri of Rostov consecrated these lands. His holy stores, not every city. We, Rostov, was lucky.

It all started like this:

1695. Young Peter I organized a campaign "in Turkish lands" for the capture of the fortress of Azov. In the lower reaches of the Don Cossacks drink their leader "wonderful water of" the source. "rich well" , - declared Peter. This episode from the life of the young Emperor was a landmark for the foundation of our city.

Continuation of this story had more than 50 years later.

"For the collection of tariffs and domestic duties from imported from the Turkish region and otvozimyh from Russia for customs border of goods to establish the River Don ... against the tract called" Rich well . " This charter came to Don December 15, 1749 by the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna .

Today Pokrovsky temple in the park of the same name adorns the statue of the founder of the city of Rostov-on-Don.

And after 10 years, to protect the southern border is the construction of the fortress, which was named Metropolitan of Rostov and Yaroslavl - Dmitry.

Rostov-on-Don

Dmitri of Rostov

Today, on the arms of the fortress of St. Demetrius of Rostov and Rostov now watch tower topped Andre eevsky flag. honor to receive it in his coat of arms had no more strength in Russia. This flag is intended to be the city port.

Rostov-on-Don, the coat of arms.

Over time, the name of the fortress was transformed simply Dmitri of Rostov in Rostov, and when the country has lost its military importance and became a district town, the name of itRostov transformed in Rostov-on-Don (not to be confused with the Great Rostov, Yaroslavl region).

DON Batyushko

And you know what that river 23 million years!

Why growth dad

Today we will focus on the legendary city, which to this day is still sometimes called Rostov dad .

Have you ever noticed that we have places that can be very accurately described by two - Thermo words to St. Petersburg, Venice of the North, the Third Rome, the city of brides, Pearl of Siberia, Odessa - mother, Rostov - ... Right! I would like to tell, as the growth of "dad" was .

Therefore found its home is not only good citizens, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

And now it its name, but the nickname is a quite different hue. And it's great! Our town is famous for its traditions, sights and history. And then ... After the war, Rostov-on-Don, how many and many cities, to heal their wounds. Hard times were. hospitable city took in his arms to all who needed it. 

And Rostov bandits were not the fault. 
century before last started walking legend of extraordinary audacity and creative approach to business, Don criminals. Crooks and thieves were so nimble and resourceful, they deserve respect even the law enforcement agencies! 
To this day, somewhere in the archives of criminal news, kept stories about how a thief managed to remove the pants with a sleeping Cossack. As a good citizen, returning home with a good purchase - Samovar - and discovered that his house had been robbed. They took everything, including ... just bought the samovar. The thieves managed to rob the apartment of citizens when they just came out of the room. 
Very loud story involves a gang of "Black Mask". Yes - yes, the one who took the prototype Viners brothers in the novel "The era of mercy." We had and "Zheglov" and "Sharapov." And "Murka" was played by Brokeback Athanasius Cherkasov, royal secret police agent, embedded in the band "Black Mask" (for Vainer - "Black Cat", remember?). So Rostov "dad" was , and "The venue can not be changed" - a true story. 
Bogatyanovskom Even at home, and it was "the most raspberry", were built so that the thieves could easily escape in case of raids. Today it is the Kirov Avenue, where towering skyscrapers of modern (and where he lives and writes these lines is the author of the article), but the old part remains still under his name. 
At different times, Rostov-on-Don and called "Russian Chicago", and " Azov Liverpool "and" City of the merchant, "and" Little Moscow "and" Tavern - a city. " Best befit " Rostov-dad . " One would like to add "and Odessa - mother." Today, these cities - Twin Cities. And who is to be even, if not relatives, mom and dad.

Mystery of Green Island

Continuing the theme of my town , I would like to tell you about today is not quite the usual place in Rostov-on-Don - Green Island. This is a relatively small (4 km long) plot of land, located in the lower reaches of the Don. In warmer months, abnormally bright green violently covers all of its territory, making, in fact, was the name of the island - Green. However, this place has a mystery. Mystery Green Island excites consciousness more than one generation Rostovites. Unexplained phenomena associated with the island passed from mouth to mouth, long before the world began to talk about flying saucers and aliens from a parallel world.
That string of lights like garlands watched the locals on the Green in the night, the country is moving in the trees silhouettes. Each rostovchanin, at least according to rumors, is aware of the terrible history of the old-timers, the "ghosts, living dead," allegedly found in this place. 
However, we all know, where do and how rumors, and if they deal with the anomaly ... 
But here are the facts. As you know, the Great Patriotic in Rostov-on-Don, began in 1941. Fighting in the fierce battles on Green Island died a heroic death a regiment of the NKVD , now evidenced by the memorial erected at the site in their memory. Q: What to do on unremarkable patch of a regiment of the NKVD in such a difficult time for the whole country? Why just before the Nazi onslaught with committeemen at the Rostov island were civilians from Moscow? What is the secret of Green Island is stored in these data? I myself have never seen, but I read in a national newspaper that is still somewhere on the island, the ruins of an underground laboratory. To this day, there are witnesses to prove that this is an anomalous zone , where "not all right" . On the island we hear strange "pressing" noise. It's easy to get lost, to lose track of the real time. But the fact that modern "witches" on Green Island spend their "Sabbath", and any "evil" (in any case, those who consider themselves as such) have chosen this place for their rituals, it is no secret among thickets still possible to come across it on the chicken feet, then the "crucified" on a tree kotyum old sports ... I'm not inclined to argue on topics that refuses to understand the brain at the level of "believe, do not believe it." Confirm or deny the stories of the Green Island - still the task of professionals, and ufology have long chosen this place for their studies. And finally, to avoid the impression that anyone who gets into this place is sure to be waiting for something inexplicable, I want to to say that the Green Island is striking in its splendor: rampant greenery, fresh air, a wild, untouched nature, and in spite of everything, is one of the favorite holiday destinations of South Rostovites and guests of the capital.

Liger Hercules.

Hercules Liger - the largest cat in the world . When the colossus stands on his hind legs, he was just a little (30 cm) falls short of a four growth.And we remember that a large African lion is less than 2.8 m Weight pussy - more than four pounds. Wild cats half of this beast.

While Hercules Liger mobile, does not suffer from obesity and bad runs. Giant has a top speed of about 80 kilometers per hour.

What kind of breed is this - Liger? It is the fruit of love of a lion and a tigress. In the wild, they do not occur: their habitats are separated by thousands of kilometers. Lions hold the African savanna, and tigers - is Azita.

As far as I know, geneticists do not cross them specifically, such as savannah. Living in captivity, zoo enclosures, in circus families, the vast reserves, big cats sometimes give birth to offspring.

Why is such a huge Ligers? It's all about the genes. Male lions have genes that promote the growth of offspring, the male half of the world's tigers  , they are less active. Therefore Liger Hercules, whose father - a lion, and my mother-tigrtsa twice outgrown their parents, it is the largest cat in the world. And if love happens between a tiger and a lioness, the light appears tigrolev or tigon . And it is not as big and more often, less than their ancestors.

Worldwide, there are about a dozen Liger: only 1-2 per cent of different species of wild cats give birth to offspring. Despite the fact that the giant cats are so graceful, like their wild cousins, they are mobile, able and like to swim and ligritsy able to produce offspring, which is not typical of other hybrids. Scientists believe that their appearance Ligers resemble extinct thousands of years ago, a cave lion that inhabited Siberia and Europe.

But back to the Liger Hercules. His appearance in the world he has to Leo Arthur and Aile tigress who had been detained in a cage at the Florida Institute of endangered and rare species. Hercules was born in 2002, healthy and strong. From its very birth of education and training is engaged Dr. Bhagavan Entl. Pussy eating 9 lbs. of meat a day, must somehow support 400 kg. weight.A video posted at the end of this article, like Hercules home affectionate kitten who, by mistake, has reached gigantic proportions. But we should not think that obedience Hercules can extend to all members of the human race.

If you believe Wikipedia, there is an even larger Liger - Sudan. I would like to see a picture of this colossus. But be that as it may, in 2006, Guinness World Records was brought the largest representative of the cat-  Liger Gegkules .

Snow lies. Flying snowflakes.

Snow lies. Flying snowflakes . What is unusual about that? Just winter came. Nevertheless, this is another miracle of nature, which gave us this wonderful world !

At the beginning of XXI century professor at Caltech astronomer Kenneth Libbrecht began his research in the field, in the snow. His laboratory snowflakes grow artificially and studied under a microscope.

Incredible beauty, is not it? Here, truly, - a wonderful all around us. So, when there is snow or snowflakes fly, we are witnessing not just a phenomenon of winter on the ground, and this natural wonder worthy of study.clear line ice particles have a perfect hexagon, and a point in the center seems to be saying that the invisible The engineers working with a compass.

Snowflakes - ice crystals - formed in the clouds at -20-40 degrees. At first, their diameter is less than 0.1 millimeters, then under the influence of air currents crystals fall within the cloud, melts and stick to each other.then they rise again and freeze. In this case, they grow by moisture from the air. When the crystals become too large and heavy, they leave the cloud.But they came the land of snow, but if the temperature is below zero. If the temperature is higher, snowflakes evaporate and turn into steam which rises up again. Or the crystals melt and fall to earth as rain or cereal. And sometimes it happens that on the roof of high-rise buildings is snowing, and on the street - is rain.

Are there two identical snowflakes? No! This was shown in his works farmer Wilson Bentley in 1885, it's the first picture could make snowflakes under a microscope. And it took him 46 years for this!

Snowflakes form depends on many factors. Each snowflake - a collection of ice crystals, which take the form of needles, prisms, plates or hexagons. Water molecules, as we know, consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen and crystallization, it can form only three and hexagon shapes.Kind snowflakes depends on the water content in the cloud, where it originated, air temperature, altitude above sea level. Even if it is "born" two identical snowflakes, they will be the path to the ground at a speed of about 1 km. per hour. They come in different temperature conditions and flies to the ground with a completely different pattern, but always hexagonal shape.

But if a snowflake - a crystal, then why it is white, it also has to be transparent? This is due to air (95%) made ​​it! The light is reflected on the surface between the crystals in the air and dissipates. Remember, we're talking to you, why is a rainbow ? Thanks to the air very light snowflakes. Even during the very strong snow drifts people or animals can breathe under the snow for a long time.Incidentally, January 22, 2012 we will celebrate the snow day ! It is an initiative of the International Ski Federation.

Interesting fact: The largest snowflake , according to the Monthly Weather Review, fell to the ground in 1887 in the United States (Montana). Its diameter exceeds 38 cm

Yes! These wonderful pictures depicting winter nature, you can download and use as desktop wallpaper Snow . Here is another picture. I liked the author's intention that promotes Coke.Well, friends, secret snowflakes ajar. This wonderful world has given us a miracle that you and I can watch every year. Let us in this age of high technology will find the time to stop and evaluate the work of Nature, when there is snow and falling snowflakes !