How to spot the Comet NEOWISE (plus some background info on the comet itself)

Get ready for a once-in-an-every-6,000ish-years event. A lot of people have been snapping great pictures of the comet during the past few days. Комета NeoWise в небе моего города. В следующий раз вы можете её…

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Video: Storm chaser Mike Olbinski shares a TON of amazing storm footage

Vorticity 3 (4K) from Mike Olbinski on Vimeo. The video really needs zero introduction. However, some background. Mike is a fantastic photographer and videographer. Sure, he is a great storm chaser, too. But man, oh…

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5/12/19 COVID Update: A quick update with numbers amidst re-opening

A quick personal note. I apologize for not posting more updates. After a month of twice-daily COVID updates, then a month of back-to-back-to-back-to-back severe weather my brain (and heart) needed a break from death and…

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4/16/20 Coronavirus Update: New numbers, talking may produce virus-infected droplets, your shoes probably won’t infect you, and other info

As always, a reminder that I am not a doctor, nor am I a medical profesional. I do mathematics and statistics for a living. These posts are an attempt to give a plain-English update to…

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4/13/20 PM COVID19 Update: New numbers, grocery shopping tips, new info for pregnant women and more

Now that the severe weather has ended, I wanted to get back to updating everyone on the Coronavirus. During the past few days – since my last update – the numbers have climbed quite a…

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