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This page was last updated on 04/26/08.

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Texas Weather -   *Click images for full screen view

SPECIAL EVENT: On January 15-17, 2007 a Winter  Ice Storm hits South Texas.  Click here to see images of ice accumulation at Horizontal Heavens Observatory.

Leslie's Birthday Sunrise 9/6/2006.

Lightning 4/18/2006.  No star gazing tonight!

  

    

Lightning on 5/29/2005.  So much for stargazing on my birthday!

    

Sunrise on 9/6/2004.  What a nice Labor Day Weekend as far as rainbows and sunrises!

         

Intense Rainbow on 9/5/2004.  Just after a couple of tree huggin' ex- park rangers chain-sawed a bunch of cedar in front of their (our) house.  Maybe there is a god?!

   

   

(Above) Summer Evening Thunderstorm - Top image single 30sec, 800 ISO, Bottom (1 hour later) 30sec, 1600 ISO.  9-10pm August 19, 2004

(Below) Spring Evening Thunderstorm - The Big Dipper unleashes thunderstorm on south central Texas, 2min, 400 ISO, 8pm  March 15, 2004