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Some nice structure on the tail end charlie dell in central Indiana just south of Indy about and hour and a half ago.

Looks like KIND is going to be over an inch of rain today. Only 0.42" in my tippy bucket as there was no thunder here like at KIND. Did give me a real nice sunset though...

I am going to over-share the sunset this evening. It just happened to be one of those. A departing system timed out perfect even though I had to be camped out under the umbrella for the first part of it. It was worth it. As the color started. And normally I would be thrilled with this much. But it was only the appetizer. Taken with the 24-70mm at 39mm... As the orange started to crank. Looking to the north. Taken with the 24-70mm at 24mm... Looking southwest as the red was serious getting into the area. Taken with the 24-70mm at 31mm... Looking west as the red was departing the area. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm... Good night my darl'in, wherever you are...

4-28 The sunrise. Kind of gunked down low but there was some spot lit altocumulus up high. Taken with the 24-70mm at 31mm... The sunset. Never expected this. I figured the approaching system would have obliterated just about everything. I was wrong. Taken with the 24-70mm at 45mm...

After a day of being around a frontal boundary and all the clouds that entails, Around sunset, the clouds took a hike rapidly. Taken with the 24-70mm at 61mm...

This evening was a departing system sunset. Everything as eroding from the top down and not quite as much west to east. The clouds were really hauling also. And my mania for trying to get the colors right, I did not have the camera set to stun. So the blurry clouds are all on me. Taken with the 24-70mm at 44mm...

4-21 Some morning cumulus as I was right on the western edge of the cumulus shield. Taken with the 16-35mm at 35mm... A solitary strip of cirrus in the late afternoon. Taken with the 16-35mm at 16mm...

4-19 The altocumulus getting some incidental light in the extreme post sunset conditions. Taken with the 24-70mm at 24mm...

4-17 Some eroding cumulus getting spot-lit from the setting Sun. Taken ith the 24-70mm at 53mm...

Ha! At KPSP when it hit 100 the dew was 36 for a relative humidity of 11% and a heat index of only 95. Too funny.

Only 34 at KIND. Not quite as hard on sensitive vegetation.

Looks like the bow will be south of I-70 and indianapolis. That is fine by me. Southern Indiana can keep all the severe stuff. No skin off of my nose.

This is what I am talking about... Indianapolis International Airport (weather.gov)

The radar is fine, I am talking about the time series viewer through the NWS and NOAA. I just checked KEWR and they have been only updating hourly also. Must be a system wide thing. Just wonder if it is accidental or on purpose?

These are from last night. Pre-sunset. Nothing special. Taken with the 100mm and cropped in the camera... Was wondering if the Sun would be able to round the corner and give some nice post sunset color. Glad I stuck around as here is the red starting to hit the area. Taken with the 100mm... As the red was departing the area. Taken with the 100mm and cropped in the camera... Cheers!

Can anyone tell me why KIND and KLOT suddenly stopped updating every five minutes and went to just updating every hour since one this afternoon. Is it just a western region thing or all over?

82 at KIND today. Low 80's in the third week of April is nothing special. Low 80's in Northeast surface flow is sort of notable.

Was out for the sunrise this morning. My usual morning spot with open eastern views, the county fairgrounds, had a dog show this weekend and a dog run set up where I usually set up. So I had to head to a different spot. Tried the southside park. Have never tried a sunset there yet dso this was a first. Also I forgot the 24-70mm at home on the table so I had to make do with the 16-35mm. THe reds. Taken with the 16-35mm at 35mm... Transitioning to the oranges. Taken with the 16-35mm at 35mm... I had forgotten about how good the 16-35 was at making diffraction spikes due to its aperture construction. Always adds a little pop to an image. Taken with the 16-35mm at 35mm... Cheers!

KIND hit 80 also. A gorgeous perfect Midwest day,

I did add more. Three day total of 2.12". THhat means another 0.38'" last night and today. On the drive home today, most of the temporary duck ponds are transitioning to mud bogs, in the improving conditions.

The difference between the annular eclipse in 1994 and Monday's total eclipse was night and day; literally. There is something special when all of the Sun is covered with the Moon. While I am not going to go out of my way to see more, I am extremely grateful that I can cross this off of my bucket list and now have the ability to say I have seen and experienced totality at least once in my life.

So far 1.74" IMBY. Looks like might add a little bit more here in a little bit. On the drive home from work, all the agriculture ditches were full and the usual problem fields had the duck ponds full and waiting on traffic. Could use a little dry time to soak some of this moisture into the ground good and deep.

Back to photographing the sunset, here I am a little more comfortable. Eclipse night was nice with the approaching system. Close to sunset. Taken with the 24-70mm at 55mm... Post sunset color. Taken with the 24-70mm at 61mm and cropped in camera...

Had some cirrus in Indianapolis also. Best I could do...

Should have. Already the north side park is inundated with Illinois plated cars. I am being invaded. But that is OK. Anything in the name of looking to the heavens!