This year we had a record snowfall in Boston in the month of January. First snow is always fun but as it gets colder and greyer the general mood of the city becomes gloomy. Well that is what I have always associated with snow until I came across this website http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/ during one of my random browsing sessions. I suppose snowflake watching and snowflake photography is a hobby. After browsing through the website for a few minutes I was amazed at the science (yes it is a serious science and there is physics involved) involved in the process. I don’t know a whole lot about the hobby but I guess the least you need a magnifying glass (along with lots of patience) and you can graduate into more extensive equipment. It sounds like a cool hobby or at least would make good party talk.
I understand there are a lot of you who might still think it is lame so I have published some pictures ripped out the above stated website which should definitely arouse your interest. If you have a digital camera you can in fact try to get a few pictures as it would not cost you a whole of money to get a magnifying glass.
Sunday, March 27, 2005
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