On the east side of the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) is a circular area of low clouds rotating counterclockwise. High clouds above it are moving clockwise. Deep convection is bursting near the center.
UPDATE: A satellite loop of the system described is in comment 1. Similar systems continue to appear. Below I've added self updating satellite images and surface maps of the area.
I'll add loops of similar systems that I see to the comments. Currently there are loops in comments 1 and 7.
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Last launch of a Delta II after 22 years. It was a Heavy so the sound rolled on a while. It is carrying twin satellites that are headed to survey The Moon. Beautiful launch NASA!
Grail Moonbound on the last Delta II (
Skyepony)
Last launch of a Delta II after 22 years. It was a Heavy so the sound rolled on a while. It is carrying twin satellites that are headed to survey The Moon. Beautiful launch NASA!
A Super Scooper Fixed Wing Aircraft Makes A Water Drop Directly Behind A Home At The Wagon Fire.
Development Of A Severe Thunderstorm (
anvilhead)
I watched this storm develop for about an hour before it slowly bled off the mountains and turned severe in the Santa Clarita Valley. 60+ mph winds and dime sized hail. Wild weather day here !
Waxing Gibbous Moon (
Ralfo)
Full Moon on 10,11,11
Cagtripodi Sun Spots (
Ralfo)
Mr. Cagtripodi discovered these sunspots on the Sun today from Italy as shown here earlier before on this site. This is a picture angled from Yonkers, N. Y. USA. All credit and thanks Must go to Mr. Cagtripodi for making us aware of the phenomena
Longs Peak beneath the lunar eclipse (
PCG)
The moon is nearing entirely in the Earth's shadow as Longs Peak sits below.
Another near infrared image. The bright part of the mountain is bright because it is covered in snow still.
The clouds moved in and covered the moon just after I took this shot.
Everett, WA
I had to bundle up this morning as temps were in the teens..
Over the Santa Clarita Valley
Winter Solstice – The Shortest day of the Year (
Ralfo)
Every Year on the Winter Solstice for many years now I have taken the Sunrise. It is always in the same spot behind that Evergreen Tree. This year there are some clouds but you can still see the Sun Blazing through. Today is the shortage amount daylight. The Good News! We will start picking up daylight from now on! Happy Holidays, Make it The Best Ever! P.S. In the Northern Hemisphere the Winter Solstice starts: Dec. 22, 12:30 A.M. EDT (05:30 UT*), Sun enters sign of Capricorn; winter begins.
A very bright meteor from the Quadrantids at 3:00:08 am EST captured by the wide field sky camera on the roof of Ladd Observatory.
Delta 4 rocket launching the Air Force's Wideband Global SATCOM 4 military communications satellite.
Because the night belongs to lovers. (
Altred)
Not the best due to all the local light pollution but still better than a black sky.
It was approximately 5 below with a slight wind while waiting for the lights to appear.
I did this in Charcoal. It is ~6"X8". It should be the first in a series of three.
I did this in pen & ink it is STS-120 Discovery, launched on October 23, 2007. It's ~6
Full Moon Tomorrow. 2/7/12.
Atlas 5 rocket launching the Navy's MUOS 1 mobile communications satellite.
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Beer's on me, we're outta here.
Hey it looks like a lunar eclipse tonight, anything going on with the moon? lol
Lucky hubby, lucky kids and lucky us!
The Moon does look that way (an eclipse in progress) but it's going to look the same until it sets, so... no, it's not an eclipse, lol, but it is a beautiful crescent moon.
I'm glad you asked the question though. Those two brilliant lights equally spaced to the upper left of the crescent moon are Venus (closest) and then Jupiter. Tomorrow evening the crescent moon will be next to Venus, the next evening the crescent moon will be next to Jupiter and the next evening they'll be strung out again with the Moon at the top... all good photo ops.
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Pat Thanks for the great photos and the link to more.
Karen It looks like Catalina Eddy is headed for San Diego. You'll have nice afternoon before our day of winter tomorrow.
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