Mount Everest is Visible From Kathmandu, Nepal for First Time in Living Memory because of COVID-19

[Chromie]

Can we just take a minute to appreciate this? I know it's a bad time but it is amazing how it feels to breathe cleaner air (I'm not in Nepal) and this is one of two things I am glad has happened thanks to the pandemic.

On 10 May, for the first time almost anyone can remember, Mt Everest was visible from Kathmandu. From Chobar, Abhushan Gautam photographed the highest mountain in the world 200km away to the east, spotlit by the setting sun. Last week from Sarlahi district in the plains bordering India, journalist Chandra Kishore could see right across Nepal to Mt Langtang on the Chinese border.

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Before COVID

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[darkwing]

that draw distance

 

[DiipuSurotu]

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[signal]

✊ 🌏

 

[ruggiex]

Amazing, I was only able to see it on the plane to Bhutan during my trip. The air quality in Kathmandu normally is pretty bad.

 

[Deleted member 2840]

that draw distance

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Yep, clearly someone just upgraded their GPU. Quite a stupid move, with the RTX 3000s about to release

 

[julian]

This is like when you go camping and suddenly remember how pretty stars can be.

 

[Agent Unknown]

A) That's beautiful.

B) Pretty sure I see a glowing shrine over there I haven't completed yet.

 

[RagnarokX]

What is the arrow pointing at in the second picture? That's not the Everest?

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I believe Everest is barely peaking out behind a closer mountain so it has to be pointed out or you'd think it was the big mountain you can see in both shots like you're doing :p

 

[lexony]

What is that in the first picture? Not the Everest?

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It is, click on the article.

 

[Deleted member 4452]

this is one of two things I am glad has happened thanks to the pandemic.

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What's the second thing? Fewer school shootings?

 

[signal]

I know it won't but I hope these positive environmental effects result in some change when the global situation is a bit more normalized. But instead I anticipate articles like "following increased production to make up for economic downturns during covd, visibility in Nepal now at 6cm"

 

[Deleted member 17388]

See those mountains? You can go there!

 

[gnexus]

Mt. Everest is playing the longest game of peek-a-boo in history

 

[kyle mechlachlan]

Are there before and after pictures?

 

[Chromie]

Are there before and after pictures?

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It's literally in the OP.

 

[Kompis]

Which one is before and which is after? Why not take two shots of the same view so its easy to compare?

 

[dean_rcg]

So Earth is flat right?

 

[Chromie]

Which one is before and which is after? Why not take two shots of the same view so its easy to compare?

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Read the comment under the picture. Ask the journalist why.

 

[Strike]

that draw distance

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Got that RAM upgrade.

 

[bangai-o]

Doesnt look so big.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Which one is before and which is after?

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You know OP is not a technical writer because the labeling of which one is which is very confusing

 

[Blue Skies]

So Earth is flat right?

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This proves the opposite tho
Since the peak is shorter than the nearby mountains

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Doesnt look so big.

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It's not supposed to be big, it's supposed to be high ^^

 

[navanman]

Uncharted 2 in real life

 

[Doctor Doggo]

You know OP is not a technical writer because the labeling of which one is which is very confusing

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Lmao, it literally says before and after. And if you look at the pictures it isn't that hard to tell which is which...

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Lmao, it literally says before and after. And if you look at the pictures it isn't that fucking hard to tell which is which...

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OP edited the post (so it did need clarification!). My comment applied to before their edit.

 

[Chromie]

OP edited the post (so it did need clarification!). My comment applied to before their edit.

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I had "before" prior to the edit. You know, the picture where you only see the silhouette of the mountain. I just assumed the big black arrow pointing at a mountain would be enough.

 

[SasaBassa]

We really messed up our environment. I love the amenities of course but there needs to be a better middle ground so gorgeous stuff like this can thrive as well.

 

[Manta_Breh]

the new nvme SSD is doing wonders.


see that mountain there? you can climb it!

 

[Coyote Starrk]

Enjoy it while it lasts I guess =\

 

[xxracerxx]

OP, you really should have put the image descriptions for those. Like they are clearly not a before and after of the same mountains.

 

[P-MAC]

I feel stupid but the two pics have nothing in common? Where is Everest supposed to be in the first one? The low mountain that's going across in the front of it in the second one doesn't look like anything in the first one.

 

[MillionIII]

Pretty

 

[CrankyJay]

Which one is before and which is after? Why not take two shots of the same view so its easy to compare?

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yeah. This is bugging me.

 

[Tawpgun]

Doesnt look so big.

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Likely because its significantly further away than the mountains in the foreground.

It's also due to topographic prominence. Everest is impressive but the whole region, even populated areas, are very high up. When the other highest mountains in the world are right next to you it doesn't look as impressive.

Meanwhile anyone who has been in the Seattle area will tell you how impressive the volcanoes in the region look. The surrounding cascade mountains are big but the voclanoes just tower over everything.

Mt. Baker here is basically at the Canadian Border, 130 miles away.

 

[Chromie]

OP, you really should have put the image descriptions for those. Like they are clearly not a before and after of the same mountains.

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yeah. This is bugging me.

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[Dan Thunder]

200km away? So B.O.B. was right!

 

[kyle mechlachlan]

The second pic, the arrow is pointing to the peak of Everest, which is peaking out behind the closer mountain. The distance means it's "lower".

Not sure why the article chose the other pic to portray the 'before'

 

[cgcg]

Before is more atmospheric sorry Earth

 

[xxracerxx]

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That is what we are talking about, those descriptions are terrible. The article has more detailed descriptions.

 

[Dan Thunder]

I don't think I'm being thick here but those are two photos of completely different mountains aren't they?!

 

[Travo]

that draw distance

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The Earth console has more power now.

 

[Mivey]

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It's ok, OP, don't let it bother you. Not everyone has what it takes to be a good technical writer.

 

[Deleted member 9035]

I don't think I'm being thick here but those are two photos of completely different mountains aren't they?!

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Seems that way, or at least taken from completely different locations.

 

[EloKa]

I think I finally understood the images. Maybe. If you take the 2nd one and remove all colors from the mountain range and cut everything on the left+right then you get the mountain range from the 1st pic. You basically need to create a shadow silhouette from the center part and it will match. I guess.

 

[FliX]

Locked per OP's request.