The Perseid meteor shower remains active on August 16–17, even though its peak occurred on August 12–13. The meteors originate from debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, an ancient celestial body well over 5 billion years old. Moonlight washes out fainter meteors, but a few bright Perseid fireballs have still been observed. Meteor rates predawn are expected…
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All three cameras—X-T5, X-H2, and X-H2S—use the same X-Processor 5 and offer 7-stop in-body stabilization, with the X-T5 and X-H2 using 40.2MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HR sensors and the X-H2S using a 26.1MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HS stacked sensor. The burst performance differs: the X-T5 is 15 fps mechanical and 20 fps with electronic shutter…
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The Fujifilm X100VI, launched in early 2024, uses a 40.2MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HR APS-C sensor and a fixed 23mm f/2 lens. The X100VI is the first X100 to add in-body image stabilization, delivering up to 6 stops of shake reduction. The X100VI can record 6.2K/30p 10-bit video and 4K/60p, with F-Log2, plus a built-in…
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The ISS is roughly football-field-sized, sits about 250 miles above Earth, travels at about 17,500 mph, and completes an orbit every ~92 minutes, circling Earth about 16 times per day. Its orbit is inclined about 51.6° to the equator, so its ground track passes over more than 90% of Earth’s population and it never goes…
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The iPhone 16 Pro Max uses a Grade 5 titanium frame, is 6.9 inches tall—the largest iPhone ever—with Ceramic Shield, IP68, four finishes including Desert Titanium, and a reintroduced Dynamic Island plus a new Action Button. Its display is a 6.9-inch 2868×1320 OLED with ProMotion 120Hz, up to 3000 nits peak brightness, Always-On, and wide…
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The drone regulatory framework in Seoul is led by MOLIT with KOCA as the aviation regulator, KOTSA handling the Drone One-Stop registration portal, and the Ministry of National Defense plus the Capital Defense Command overseeing security-sensitive airspace. Drones over 250 grams must be registered in Korea, a threshold lowered from 2 kg in 2021, while…
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The Sony Xperia 1 VI uses a 6.5-inch OLED with 1080×2340 resolution and a 19.5:1 aspect ratio, offering 1 Hz to 120 Hz refresh and about 50% higher brightness than the Xperia 1 V. The Asus ROG Phone 9 features a 6.78-inch Samsung E6 AMOLED at 2480×1116 with a default 165 Hz refresh rate, up…
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The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus use an aluminum frame with color-infused glass backs in Black, White, Pink, Teal, and Ultramarine. The iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max use a Grade 5 titanium chassis with a micro-blasted texture, finished in Natural, Black, White, and Desert Titanium. The iPhone 16 Pro measures 149.6×71.5×8.25 mm and weighs…
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The Canon EOS R3 uses a 24.1‑MP stacked CMOS sensor and can shoot up to 30 fps with the electronic shutter, with a 195 fps burst mode available via firmware for ultra-fast sequences. The Nikon Z9 features a 45.7‑MP stacked CMOS sensor, base ISO 64, and can shoot 20 fps RAW or 30 fps JPEG…
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The Canon EOS 90D uses a 32.5MP APS-C sensor—the highest resolution Canon crop DSLR; the Nikon D7500 uses 20.9MP and the Sony A6600 uses 24.2MP. Autofocus: Canon 90D uses a 45-point all-cross-type AF with Dual Pixel CMOS AF in Live View; Nikon D7500 uses a 51-point Multi-CAM 3500 II; Sony A6600 uses 425 phase-detect points…
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