David Rankin
@asteroiddave
Comet & Asteroid Hunter, Geology & Paleontology Buff, Photographer, Birder, Storm Chaser, Flood Guru, Atheist.
Been fighting pneumonia for the last month or so, hasn't been fun. Already missed a few good chase opportunities. Finally got out and was able to chase down some bolts this evening. Caught quite the show out by Benson AZ around sunset. Enjoy! #lightning #photography #arizona #monsoon2026 #azwx
Really nice meteor east of Tucson this morning. Unfortunately terminated right behind my chimney. #tucson #meteor #astronomy 🔭
Some video out my back door on the east side of Tucson earlier. Deluge with wild wind. Was a bit worried about my ROR observatory. Hurricane hooks seem to work well. #azwx #monsoon2026 #elnino
Crazy ass storms rolling through Tucson. 81mph gust registered at the base. Haven't seen rain and wind like this since the 2021 season. Hello El Nino.
Lake Powell, at ~175 feet below full pool and ~23% capacity. Antelope point has blasted through the canyon wall to gain access to the restaurant and marina, which now sit well inside the channel.
Imagine voting for this asshole after proven rape, Epstein, Jan 6th, and every other fucked up thing he's done. There are some broken ass people in this country.
Game was clearly stolen! Some players on the Belgium side were unregistered, and a few scored for dead family members! #FIFA2026
Can you be neither though? That's the question. The 1950s called, they want their propaganda back.
Hey, they finally joined the party! m6.0 Gulf of California. Pretty damn good guess.
As seems to often be the case for the gulf of cali, RaspberryShake network figured it out before USGS. Prelim 5.7
Sizeable #earthquake just hit somewhere to my south. Seems to take USGS a while to lock these in for some reason, I'm guessing a mag ~6 somewhere in the Gulf of California.
Fire hose over Benson AZ right now. Training storms have dumped 3"+ and are not letting up. Flash Flooding ongoing. #azwx
Strong signal in Tucson on my #raspberryshake from this mag 6.2 on the northern coast of Venezuela. #earthquake
Took me 10 years of back yard comet hunting to pull this off. Unfortunate there isn't a cash award anymore. Plaque is nice tho.