Glossary term: आकाश
Description: आकाश भनेको हामी बाहिर हुँदा देख्ने कुरा हो, पृथ्वीको कुनै पनि संरचनाले बाधा नपुर्याई, माथि हेर्दा वा कम्तिमा क्षितिजभन्दा माथि हेर्दा जुन हामीले पृथ्वी र पृथ्वीमा रहेका संरचनाहरू देख्न सक्ने सीमा चिन्ह लगाउँछ। रातको स्वच्छ आकाशलाई हेर्दा, हामी टाढाका ग्रहहरू, ताराहरू, र केही आकाशगंगाहरू समेत देख्न सक्छौं (उत्तरी गोलार्धमा एन्ड्रोमेडा आकाशगंगा र दक्षिणी गोलार्धमा म्यागेलानिक बादलहरू)। ताराहरूको झिलमिलाहट हामी अझै पनि पृथ्वीको वायुमण्डलको ग्यासहरूबाट हेरिरहेका छौं भन्ने प्रमाण हो। दिनको समयमा, हावाका अणुहरूद्वारा छरिएको सूर्यको प्रकाशले आकाशलाई नीलो रंगले चम्काउँछ, जसले ब्रह्माण्डमा हाम्रो दृष्टिलाई अवरुद्ध गर्छ। आकाशलाई ढाक्ने बादल वा कुहिरोले पनि हामीलाई कुनै पनि खगोलीय वस्तुहरू अवलोकन गर्नबाट रोक्छ।
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