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April 4, 2013 Catching up…desert palms in the moonlight (29 Jan 2013)

These stills were taken at a golf course in Palm Desert in January, 2013, as a full moon rose. Camera — Canon 5D… [Read More]

April 4, 2013 More Death Valley Zodiacal Light (on 11 Mar 2013)

I got my first look at Zodiacal Light back in March, 2010, in southern Death Valley. The skies were VERY dark and transparent, and… [Read More]

April 4, 2013 Catching Up…VNY planes and flooding, NYC and PA

This post should have been up on SB about a year ago, but I never got around to it. I made a trip to NYC,… [Read More]

March 11, 2013 Death Valley Landscapes

On this Monday several friends and I moseyed into Death valley for some fun and photography. Tom Tascone was especially interested in experiencing the very… [Read More]

March 13, 2013 Comet Pan-STARRS above California (and AZ)

Here are some images of Comet Pan-STARRS from March 11 and 12. On the 11th, my buddies Tom Tascone, Alok and Monica (and I) visited… [Read More]

February 23, 2013 western Mojave windstorm

Unfortunately, I was not out in the desert to have my vehicle sandblasted for no charge on this evening. Wind gusts in the western Mojave… [Read More]

January 15, 2013 Your Best of My Best — summary

Five fine folks picked out their favorite images by me here on SB —- these are the ones that received multiple votes. The big… [Read More]

January 14, 2013 Cold spell for the Conejo and San Fernando valleys

This is the fourth daily installment for our current mid-winter cold spell. I get a little long-winded in the comparisons and explanations, but somebody’s got… [Read More]

January 13, 2013 continued cold spell update

Sunday, January 13th, is the 4th day of “cold” winter temperatures here in Southern California. A cold front swept through early on Thursday, the 10th,… [Read More]

January 12, 2013 Local cold weather update

We are in the middle of a fairly significant cold snap here in Southern California. Cold air continues to dive south at mid and upper… [Read More]

January 11, 2013 local/regional cold spell

Winter temperatures have been colder than normal so far in the Conejo and San Fernando valleys and surroundings. On December 11, most valley stations were… [Read More]

January 3, 2013 How sharp is that lens?

Bruiser gave me a nice, used Zeiss 21mm 2.8 wide angle lens for Christmas, and Mr. Stormeffects was curious as to the sharpness in the… [Read More]

December 28, 2012 Probability of article on Comet ISON causing consternation

I decided to add a new category to Stormbruiser. It is called “BLOG”. I would not have known what a “blog” was 20 years ago. … [Read More]

December 28, 2012 Winter Time at the Tree of Doom…and Fallstreak Holes

We had a brief respite from wet weather on Friday, December 28, and the afternoon air was crystal clear with some very nice altocumulus… [Read More]

December 12, 2012 SIX TWELVES

I had a once-in-a-lifetime chance this day —– to photograph the ASOS weather monitor here at Van Nuys Airport when the time showed all 12’s. … [Read More]