Russ “Sprout” Emons

Spooky Harvest Moon sets in a light fog behind a stand of Hickory trees. There’s just something special about these crisp October mornings in the mid Atlantic region. @capitalweather.com

Drama approaching from the west as the cold front arrives in Loudoun County, as seen from the southeastern corner of the county. Goodnight summer weather! Welcome Fall weather! 1751 16Oct2026 @capitalweather.com

NASA CRS 35 launch as seen over the DMV from Aldie,VA. Space Jellyfish effect from the rising sun. 0633 EDT 10/13/2026 @capitalweather.com @matthewcappucci.bsky.social #spacex #nasa #jellyfish

Moon and Venus from Solana Beach, (San Diego) CA 8/16/2026

Pete Hegseth’s message to pilots—that they can break flight rules without consequences, so long as what they do looks cool—is making an already dangerous job more lethal, @brynntannehill.bsky.social argues:

Did someone say “chance of auroras?” Any chance we see them from VA? The weather app says “No!”

A nice, bright, eye-catching “Distrail” in the thinning overcast near Dulles (KIAD) Airport. Likely formed by a jet heading into DC’s Reagan National (KDCA), the aircraft erodes the cloud leaving a void to channel the sunlight from above. @capitalweather.bsky.social

Very cool! I wish we could see a LOT more of this.

Reflect Orbital and SpaceX have filed proposals with the US Federal Communications Commission that threaten ground-based astronomy. We submitted replies and collaborated with the UK Royal Astronomical Society & the International Astronomical Union for their responses 🔭🧪

This is depressing because we know exactly what's needed to provide power when the sun doesn't shine and the answer is batteries, not space mirrors. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/c...

Permanent Standard Time brings us closer to nature’s rhythms. #DitchDST

Always down for the “Double Rainbow!” Aldie , VA @capitalweather.bsky.social

Sing second #Navy

Supermoon-set over hay bales at Manassas National Battlefield Park Thursday morning December 4th. @capitalweather.bsky.social

#aurora from Aldie, VA. Weakly visible to the naked eye in the light pollution, but show up ok here in the iPhone. 2153(L) 12Nov.

One of those nights when I’m looking up at stars and getting rain drops in my eyes. Looking for meteor flashes and also getting lightning flashes. #Starshowers @capitalweather.bsky.social

A fascinating read.

Indeed.

I am deeply disturbed that Autism rates have risen over the last hundred years!! I’m also puzzled why 100 years ago there was only one other galaxy, Andromeda. Now look how many!! I think they’re connected!!!

Brilliant piece you will not see elsewhere: open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

A major (M7.6) earthquake between Honduras and the Cayman Islands has set off Tsunami alerts all over the Caribbean. Worth watching closely. www.tsunami.gov

The Situation, Feb. 5, 2025 www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

i finally got the photos i’ve dreamed of getting for YEARS!!!!! i started tearing up looking at the sky. we are truly being robbed of the stars.

Finally rain turning over to snow in Aldie / Eastern Loudoun Co at 1 pm @capitalweather.bsky.social

Prices going up? I’m ready to dump YouTube TV over the raising of their audio volume during advertisements!

Winter sunrise - New Bern, NC. 15Dec2024 #iPhone

My normally solid #eero network crashing today. Anyone else?

First (tiny) flurries of the year in Aldie, VA. Yay! Never too old to get excited for the first snow of the year. @capitalweather.bsky.social @matthewcappucci.bsky.social

Has it been a month already since Atlas made its showing? Ancients saw comets as harbingers of doom. Has anything happened in the last month to worry about?