Video of Uludağ from Istanbul Goes Viral

of the holiday nine days With this change, many people left Istanbul and air pollution in the city decreased significantly. In fact, in a video that went viral on social media, it was seen that a person in Istanbul was able to view the peaks of Uludağ. Well indeed from Istanbul to see Uludag Is it possible? With a huge sea in between?

First, let’s look at that video:

Now let’s look at the math:

Uludag’s peak 2543 meters It is located at altitude. If we draw a perpendicular from the top of the mountain to the center of the Earth and then draw a tangent from the top of the mountain, we can calculate how far an eye looking from the top of the mountain can see. (Pythagorean Theorem), in this case, a person looking from the top of Uludağ, if there is no obstacle 180 kilometers away can see.

So, what is the distance as the crow flies from Istanbul to Uludağ? On average for the south of the Anatolian side 120 kilometers. So it is possible to see Uludağ. And we can see not only the top, but also a large part of it.

So why can’t we see it normally?

There is basically only one reason for this, air pollution. Air pollution means billions of particles floating in the air. When billions of particles, one of which does not hinder anything, come together, they can hinder us.

Galaxies seen when the lights go out, landscapes seen when the air becomes a little clearer, while polluting the environment what we deprive ourselves of It shows it again.