8.53 inches per hour with hail. High Desert, NE Heights Albuquerque plants ripped to shreds. 1.42 inches recorded in 20 min News Junkie Byron Morton KOAT KOB 4 NWS Albuquerque

NEWS: “This is an exciting leap forward in our quest to overcome the blurring effects of the Earth’s atmosphere” ~ Peter Wizinowich, Principal Investigator, W. M. Keck Observatory Congratulations to Peter and the entire KAPA team! keckobservatory.org/kapa/

Adding our congrats! RT @TMTHawaii: Congratulations W. M. Keck Observatory W. M. Keck Observatory Awarded NSF Grant To Develop Next-Generation Adaptive Optics System Great quote from Andrea Ghez: keckobservatory.org/kapa/

New article in National Geographic magazine.

PURPLE RAIN Exciting thunderstorm activity in Albuquerque Thursday night. Intricate and beautiful patterns; notice how the color changes along the path. Check out the windblown rain fall. Taken from my driveway in High Desert. News Junkie Byron Morton KOAT KOB 4 NWS Albuquerque

7.5 min persistent trail, 30X15s, Z6 + 20mm F1.8, Fountain Hills, AZ 11:03 PM local #TauHerculids #Astrophotography

09:20 July 6, 2017 Looks serious usf New Mexico Wildfires News Junkie @JoeKOAT Byron Morton KOAT KOB 4 @USFSSouthwest

Sandia Crest Albuquerque New Mexico Two helicopters on scene KOAT.com KOB 4 News Junkie #sandiacrestfire #wildfire @USFSSouthwest

Big gratitude & thanks to these brave helicopter pilots & hotshots battling #NorthCrestFire today @USFSSouthwest News Junkie KOB 4 KOAT.com

Burnt River School Unity, OR. 10 photos 1/1000 to 1/2 sec blended for Corona detail and Earthshine #eclipse2017 The Oregonian News Junkie Astronomy Picture of the Day

Friday morning Dawn Patrol balloon gets hot! Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2017. Balloon Fiesta Visit Albuquerque News Junkie New Mexico TRUE #NewMexicoTRUE KOB 4 Byron Morton KOAT #balloonfiesta2017

Fly me to the moon. Dee III hot air balloon (from Salt Lake City, UT) flying during the Dawn Patrol at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Balloon Fiesta, New Mexico TRUE Visit Albuquerque News Junkie #NewMexicoTrue KOB 4 Byron Morton KOAT #balloonfiesta2017

Iridescent clouds at Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico today. Had to get behind a tree to attenuate the sun. Very rapidly changing but very bright. News Junkie New Mexico True Byron Morton KOAT KOB 4 #nmwx New Mexico TRUE US Fish and Wildlife

OK, here's a much better version of iridescent clouds. Bosque del Apache NWR, NM. Sun is just out of the frame to upper left. News Junkie Byron Morton KOAT KOB 4 New Mexico True U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New Mexico TRUE #newmexicoTRUE #clouds

Super Moon makes Iridescent clouds as it rises over Sandia Mountain, Albuquerque, NM Sunday night. Shot from my driveway in the northeast heights. News Junkie Byron Morton KOAT KOB 4 New Mexico True #newmexicoTRUE New Mexico TRUE Visit Albuquerque #clouds #supermoon2017

New Year's Eve Supermoon Sandia Peak Tram Albuquerque, NM. Note people on the platform at left #supermoon Photo Ephemeris News Junkie Phen375 Official KOB 4 #supermoon2018 Byron Morton KOAT SandiaPeak Sandia Peak & Tram #NewYearsEve2018 #NewYearsEve

New Year's Eve Supermoon Sandia Peak Tram Albuquerque, NM. Note people on the platform at left #supermoon Photo Ephemeris News Junkie Phen375 Official KOB 4 #supermoon2018 Byron Morton KOAT SandiaPeak Sandia Peak & Tram #NewYearsEve2018 #NewYearsEve

Super Blue Blood Moon Cabezon Peak NM. I had forgotten how dark it gets durning a lunar eclipse (if you are in dark place like Cabezon!) #superbluebloodmoon #supermoon Photo Ephemeris News Junkie Byron Morton KOAT KOB 4 Bureau of Land Management New Mexico #cabezonpeak #NMTrue @nm_outside

Super Blue Blood Moon "rolls down Cabezon Peak, New Mexico." Shot 20 minutes before sunrise - beautiful light. #superbluebloodmoon #supermoon Photo Ephemeris News Junkie Byron Morton KOAT KOB 4 Bureau of Land Management New Mexico #cabezonpeak #NMTrue @nm_outside

Super Blue Blood Moon sets at Cabezon Peak, New Mexico, USA. Can you hear the coyotes? They had quite the discussion about what happened to the moon! #superbluebloodmoon #supermoon Photo Ephemeris News Junkie Byron Morton KOAT KOB 4 Bureau of Land Management New Mexico #cabezonpeak #NMTrue @nm_outside