Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Category: Weather Corner

Dr. Bateson’s Weather Corner: April Precip Totals

Dr. Bateson, Susanville's resident meteorological expert, checks in with frighteningly low precipitation totals for the month April. Despite April beginning at 103% of average the numbers quickly...

Bateson Observatory Photo: April 4th Lunar Eclipse

Dr. Bateson sends us this photo of the moon taken during the lunar eclipse in the early hours of April 4th. Bateson took the photo at around 5:00a.m. Saturday with his 85mm...

Bateson Observatory Photos: Horsehead Nebula

Dr. Bateson sends us this neat photo of the Horsehead Nebula and the surrounding area, taken from his observatory on March 9th. The photo is a single 6-minute...

Bateson Observatory Photos: Horsehead Nebula

Dr. Bateson sends us this neat photo of the Horsehead Nebula and the surrounding area, taken from his observatory on March 9th. The photo is a single 6-minute...

Dr. Bateson’s Weather Corner: January Precip Totals

Dr. Bateson, Susanville's resident meteorological expert, checks in this morning with precipitation totals for January, a month he describes as, "very dry and dismal." "I recorded...

Video: Bateson Observatory Captures Asteroid Occultation

The Bateson Observatory just south of Susanville has joined a network of astronomical observers who collect video and information to measure the size and orbits...