This afternoon, shortly before 1pm, I glanced at ADSBExchange.com and noticed a C-130 was headed
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Falcon Heavy Launch Visible Tonight?
There is a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch tonight at 11:04pm that should be visible from
Continue readingA Close Strike
On the evening of July 21 a thunderstorm traversed Harris County from northwest to southeast.
Continue readingBalloon Bursting Bonanza
Thanks to a favorable weather pattern last week, I was able to capture telescopic views
Continue readingRadiosonde Recovery #18
Another radiosonde from NWS Birmingham has been recovered in Harris county, you can read about
Continue readingFirst Weather Balloon Burst of 2023
This morning’s NWS Birmingham weather balloon burst about 7 miles east of West Point at
Continue readingRadiosonde Fly-By
This morning I got to see a radiosonde under parachute from my backyard! It landed
Continue readingSpaceX Intercepts An Aircraft
During the SpaceX Hispasat Amazonas Nexus launch last Monday night I captured a close encounter
Continue readingThe Flight of HBAL617
Last week was an interesting week for stratospheric balloon flights in the United States. Much
Continue readingFirst Radiosonde Recovery of 2023
So far this year there have only been three radiosondes that have landed within twenty
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