Erin

Hissing booth. 50 cents hisses, one dollar scratches. Brown white and black catto at the booth.

Sometimes the best storms are the quiet surprises that no one pays attention to. This was a little sub severe storm in mid May last summer near DIA

Oh yeah...free sky water and storm fuel! Is it too early to call it storm fuel?

Been thinking about you. Really hope this doesn't come to fruition...

Unfortunately it doesn't look like we're putting one out for next year, but keep an eye out for 2027!! I'll keep you posted

I'm not sure but I'll find out :)

Always dreaming about storms

Timeline cleanse of a burner of a sunset this evening

Tell Jim, go on that trip. Don't cancel it. Go for Diane, go to heal

Hack: I never turn off my car, I just turn off my lights. Granted I do have a hybrid, so most of the time it runs on battery and only runs the engine every 15 or so minutes

I present to you a master class of laziness. I never left my car for any of these shots. Thank you to my window mount and sunroof 🙂

And with that, I bid thee goodnight.

Yup! I'm in NoCo

Yes

Despite being sick with COVID (again) I couldn't miss this magical evening with my old friend, Lady Aurora

Dust in the wind

North Platte, NE
May 2025

It is all AI nowadays

I've never had a LinkedIn - until now...so if you get a random invite from me on there do not be alarmed, it's just me joining the 20th century

Throwback to one of my favorite chases in one of my favorite places

August 2024
Pawnee National Grasslands

This!
I'm an atheist as well, but this is great.

We are not going to take it anymore! NO KINGS!!

Me in my original ANTIFA uniform meeting Dee Snider many moons ago.

Went on another "applying for PhDs and/or research positions" spree. Knocked out 13 applications in <3 hours...I think the grand total is up to ~60 total applications since July.

BTW, if anyone is looking for a neuroimaging analyst, let me know!!

Here's some lightning from earlier today

More Bruce photos from my impromptu trip to Los Angeles

What does one do when one gets laid off? Flies to LA to photograph one's favorite band of course!

Sudden change of weekend plans...I'm off to LA to see Bruce Dickinson and the House Band of Hell at The Wiltern for their final show of the North American tour!!

More photos

Definitely had to pinch myself last night...I got to photograph my number one artist of all time. I've been a fan of Bruce Dickinson longer than I've been a fan of Iron Maiden. I've waited over 20 years to see this man tour his solo material, and he was finally in my hometown last night.

Space Weather Message Code: WARK07 Serial Number: 133 Issue Time: 2025 Sep 30 0457 UTC WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 7 or greater expected Valid From: 2025 Sep 30 0456 UTC Valid To: 2025 Sep 30 1200 UTC Warning Condition: Onset NOAA Scale: G3 or greater NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 50 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Power system voltage irregularities possible, false alarms may be triggered on some protection devices. Spacecraft - Systems may experience surface charging; increased drag on low Earth-orbit satellites and orientation problems may occur. Navigation - Intermittent satellite navigation (GPS) problems, including loss-of-lock and increased range error may occur. Radio - HF (high frequency) radio may be intermittent. Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as Pennsylvania to Iowa to Oregon.

:Product: 3-Day Forecast :Issued: 2025 Sep 30 0030 UTC # Prepared by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # A. NOAA Geomagnetic Activity Observation and Forecast The greatest observed 3 hr Kp over the past 24 hours was 5 (NOAA Scale G1). The greatest expected 3 hr Kp for Sep 30-Oct 02 2025 is 4.00 (below NOAA Scale levels). NOAA Kp index breakdown Sep 30-Oct 02 2025 Sep 30 Oct 01 Oct 02 00-03UT 4.00 2.67 1.33 03-06UT 3.67 2.00 1.33 06-09UT 3.67 2.00 1.33 09-12UT 3.00 3.00 1.67 12-15UT 2.67 2.67 1.33 15-18UT 2.33 2.67 1.33 18-21UT 2.33 2.67 1.67 21-00UT 2.67 3.00 1.67 Rationale: No G1 (Minor) or greater geomagnetic storms are expected. No significant transient or recurrent solar wind features are forecast. B. NOAA Solar Radiation Activity Observation and Forecast Solar radiation, as observed by NOAA GOES-18 over the past 24 hours, was below S-scale storm level thresholds. Solar Radiation Storm Forecast for Sep 30-Oct 02 2025 Sep 30 Oct 01 Oct 02 S1 or greater 5% 5% 5% Rationale: No S1 (Minor) or greater solar radiation storms are expected. No significant active region activity favorable for radiation storm production is forecast. C. NOAA Radio Blackout Activity and Forecast Radio blackouts reaching the R1 levels were observed over the past 24 hours. The largest was at Sep 29 2025 0145 UTC. Radio Blackout Forecast for Sep 30-Oct 02 2025 Sep 30 Oct 01 Oct 02 R1-R2 55% 55% 55% R3 or greater 10% 10% 10% Rationale: R1-R2 (Minor-Moderate) radio blackouts are likely, with a slight chance for R3 (Strong), over 30 Sep - 02 Oct due to the flare potential from multiple complex regions on the solar disk.

Map from NOAA titled showing North America and the North Pole with a color gradient overlay of aurora likelihood.

Map from NOAA titled showing North America and the North Pole with a color gradient overlay of aurora likelihood.

Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-09-30T05:00:13Z

WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 7 or greater expected
Valid From: 2025 Sep 30 0456 UTC
Valid To: 2025 Sep 30 1200 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G3 or greater
Additional Details Here.

My SDS (storm deprivation syndrome) is kicking in already, and it's not even October...

This is going to be a long winter