Jackson
@shadowthepad.bsky.social
Weather, Rockets, Space, Nature Lover.
Obsessed with Kerbal Space Program for over 10 years. 🇺🇦
Go Braves!
Launch Counter: 71
Obsessed with Kerbal Space Program for over 10 years. 🇺🇦
Go Braves!
Launch Counter: 71
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Hurricane Melissa produced the fastest hurricane winds to be recorded by a dropsonde, verified by reviewing data at NSF NCAR! Hurricane Melissa’s 252 mph wind gust surpassed the previous record from Typhoon Megi over the Western Pacific in 2010, where a dropsonde measured wind gusts of 248 mph.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Hurricane Melissa produced the fastest hurricane winds to be recorded by a dropsonde, verified by reviewing data at NSF NCAR! Hurricane Melissa’s 252 mph wind gust surpassed the previous record from Typhoon Megi over the Western Pacific in 2010, where a dropsonde measured wind gusts of 248 mph.
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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft, two probes on their way to Mars.
The rocket's first-stage booster, "Never Tell Me The Odds," successfully landed on Blue Origin's recovery barge, Jacklyn.
Reporting for Supercluster
The rocket's first-stage booster, "Never Tell Me The Odds," successfully landed on Blue Origin's recovery barge, Jacklyn.
Reporting for Supercluster
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft, two probes on their way to Mars.
The rocket's first-stage booster, "Never Tell Me The Odds," successfully landed on Blue Origin's recovery barge, Jacklyn.
Reporting for Supercluster
The rocket's first-stage booster, "Never Tell Me The Odds," successfully landed on Blue Origin's recovery barge, Jacklyn.
Reporting for Supercluster
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Go ESCAPADE, go Blue Origin!
This was the view from Jetty Park Beach of the 3:55pm (ET) Thursday launch of the New Glenn rocket.
Wow, just, wow.
Congratulations to the BO team!
This was the view from Jetty Park Beach of the 3:55pm (ET) Thursday launch of the New Glenn rocket.
Wow, just, wow.
Congratulations to the BO team!
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Go ESCAPADE, go Blue Origin!
This was the view from Jetty Park Beach of the 3:55pm (ET) Thursday launch of the New Glenn rocket.
Wow, just, wow.
Congratulations to the BO team!
This was the view from Jetty Park Beach of the 3:55pm (ET) Thursday launch of the New Glenn rocket.
Wow, just, wow.
Congratulations to the BO team!
Another pretty Starlink launch tonight!
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Another pretty Starlink launch tonight!
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Hurricane Melissa's historic journey through the Caribbean and Atlantic.
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Hurricane Melissa's historic journey through the Caribbean and Atlantic.
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Just watched the venting second stage pass overhead from today's launch of an Ariane 6 rocket. It carried the Sentinel-1D satellite to orbit.
#Ariane6 #Sentinel-1D
#Ariane6 #Sentinel-1D
November 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just watched the venting second stage pass overhead from today's launch of an Ariane 6 rocket. It carried the Sentinel-1D satellite to orbit.
#Ariane6 #Sentinel-1D
#Ariane6 #Sentinel-1D
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Wow. This is easily the most ridiculous dropsonde I’ve ever seen.
188 knot mean winds in the low-levels with gusts over 250 mph
Absolutely scary and historic hurricane headed into SW Jamaica this morning
188 knot mean winds in the low-levels with gusts over 250 mph
Absolutely scary and historic hurricane headed into SW Jamaica this morning
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Wow. This is easily the most ridiculous dropsonde I’ve ever seen.
188 knot mean winds in the low-levels with gusts over 250 mph
Absolutely scary and historic hurricane headed into SW Jamaica this morning
188 knot mean winds in the low-levels with gusts over 250 mph
Absolutely scary and historic hurricane headed into SW Jamaica this morning
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#Melissa unfortunately is still intensifying. A 9am EDT Tropical Cyclone Update indicates that winds are up to 180 mph, with an estimated minimum pressure of 896 mb.
You can see how GLM lightning has 📈 in the past hour, encircling the eye, with eye WV temp still increasing!
You can see how GLM lightning has 📈 in the past hour, encircling the eye, with eye WV temp still increasing!
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#Melissa unfortunately is still intensifying. A 9am EDT Tropical Cyclone Update indicates that winds are up to 180 mph, with an estimated minimum pressure of 896 mb.
You can see how GLM lightning has 📈 in the past hour, encircling the eye, with eye WV temp still increasing!
You can see how GLM lightning has 📈 in the past hour, encircling the eye, with eye WV temp still increasing!
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From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
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Cal's HR was BIG... Geno's Grand Slam was even BIGGER!
30min seismogram from the end of Game 5.
🔱 Mariners Win!!! "The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
@Mariners @MLB @TMobilePark @FoxSports
30min seismogram from the end of Game 5.
🔱 Mariners Win!!! "The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
@Mariners @MLB @TMobilePark @FoxSports
October 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Cal's HR was BIG... Geno's Grand Slam was even BIGGER!
30min seismogram from the end of Game 5.
🔱 Mariners Win!!! "The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
@Mariners @MLB @TMobilePark @FoxSports
30min seismogram from the end of Game 5.
🔱 Mariners Win!!! "The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
@Mariners @MLB @TMobilePark @FoxSports
I saw Starship flight 11 just after SECO from North Carolina!
October 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I saw Starship flight 11 just after SECO from North Carolina!
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You feel that Seattle?! Check out that Polanco P-Wave! Polanco Game Winning Single, Crawford Scores, MARINERS WIN!! @Mariners are Toronto Bound! @Tmobilepark @FoxSports
#SeisTheMoment #SeizeTheMoment
#SeisTheMoment #SeizeTheMoment
October 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
You feel that Seattle?! Check out that Polanco P-Wave! Polanco Game Winning Single, Crawford Scores, MARINERS WIN!! @Mariners are Toronto Bound! @Tmobilepark @FoxSports
#SeisTheMoment #SeizeTheMoment
#SeisTheMoment #SeizeTheMoment
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September 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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8 years ago today, on the morning of September 5, #Irma intensified to a Category 5 hurricane for the first time as it approached the Leeward Islands. It maintained that status for an incredible 78 hours of terror.
A collection of satellite & radar loops: bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/irma...
A collection of satellite & radar loops: bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/irma...
September 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
8 years ago today, on the morning of September 5, #Irma intensified to a Category 5 hurricane for the first time as it approached the Leeward Islands. It maintained that status for an incredible 78 hours of terror.
A collection of satellite & radar loops: bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/irma...
A collection of satellite & radar loops: bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/irma...
B1067 launched its 30th mission this morning shown here performing its entry burn after launching yet another batch of Starlinks.
August 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
B1067 launched its 30th mission this morning shown here performing its entry burn after launching yet another batch of Starlinks.
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With Starship Flight 10 (finally) in the books, enjoy a nice gallery of a few pre-launch, liftoff, and in-flight photos, taken by our team in the field. Thank you to Jack, Max, Ceaser, and Tyler for such incredible dedication to providing high-quality photos of such an exciting event!!
August 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
With Starship Flight 10 (finally) in the books, enjoy a nice gallery of a few pre-launch, liftoff, and in-flight photos, taken by our team in the field. Thank you to Jack, Max, Ceaser, and Tyler for such incredible dedication to providing high-quality photos of such an exciting event!!
I recently hiked up to the Monument Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park!
The basin is named for the unique bottle shapes that the now inactive geysers take. It is thought that this basin was underwater during the last glacial maximum, despite being 800 feet above the Gibbon river!
The basin is named for the unique bottle shapes that the now inactive geysers take. It is thought that this basin was underwater during the last glacial maximum, despite being 800 feet above the Gibbon river!
August 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I recently hiked up to the Monument Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park!
The basin is named for the unique bottle shapes that the now inactive geysers take. It is thought that this basin was underwater during the last glacial maximum, despite being 800 feet above the Gibbon river!
The basin is named for the unique bottle shapes that the now inactive geysers take. It is thought that this basin was underwater during the last glacial maximum, despite being 800 feet above the Gibbon river!
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📸August 16: Images from the NOAA Hurricane Hunter and our NOAA Satellites Ocean Winds team show an intense eyewall in Hurricane #Erin This photo shows the ocean surface calm in the eye and roaring in the eyewall. For the latest forecast visit hurricanes.gov
August 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
📸August 16: Images from the NOAA Hurricane Hunter and our NOAA Satellites Ocean Winds team show an intense eyewall in Hurricane #Erin This photo shows the ocean surface calm in the eye and roaring in the eyewall. For the latest forecast visit hurricanes.gov
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Okay sharing one more loop, this one from @cyclonicwx.bsky.social zoomed in visible 1-min meso over Category 5 #Hurricane #Erin.
Thanks to the 500 meter resolution of GOES-19 channel 2, you can still see features like the stadium effect & mesovortices rotating around the tiny eye. 🌀 🤯
Thanks to the 500 meter resolution of GOES-19 channel 2, you can still see features like the stadium effect & mesovortices rotating around the tiny eye. 🌀 🤯
August 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Okay sharing one more loop, this one from @cyclonicwx.bsky.social zoomed in visible 1-min meso over Category 5 #Hurricane #Erin.
Thanks to the 500 meter resolution of GOES-19 channel 2, you can still see features like the stadium effect & mesovortices rotating around the tiny eye. 🌀 🤯
Thanks to the 500 meter resolution of GOES-19 channel 2, you can still see features like the stadium effect & mesovortices rotating around the tiny eye. 🌀 🤯
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Lightning flashes within a powerful, Category 4 Hurricane Erin.
An incredible view this morning from GOES-19.
An incredible view this morning from GOES-19.
August 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Lightning flashes within a powerful, Category 4 Hurricane Erin.
An incredible view this morning from GOES-19.
An incredible view this morning from GOES-19.
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Vulcan is ready. Let’s go to space.
August 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Vulcan is ready. Let’s go to space.
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RIP Jim Lovell.
One of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon in Apollo 8. Then he survived Apollo 13. . Prior, he flew on two Gemini missions (7 & 12).
He was 97.
☝️He played himself in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and the captain of the USS Iwo Jima in Apollo 13 (1995).
One of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon in Apollo 8. Then he survived Apollo 13. . Prior, he flew on two Gemini missions (7 & 12).
He was 97.
☝️He played himself in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and the captain of the USS Iwo Jima in Apollo 13 (1995).
August 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
RIP Jim Lovell.
One of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon in Apollo 8. Then he survived Apollo 13. . Prior, he flew on two Gemini missions (7 & 12).
He was 97.
☝️He played himself in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and the captain of the USS Iwo Jima in Apollo 13 (1995).
One of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon in Apollo 8. Then he survived Apollo 13. . Prior, he flew on two Gemini missions (7 & 12).
He was 97.
☝️He played himself in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and the captain of the USS Iwo Jima in Apollo 13 (1995).