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Beyond Helotes

@beyondhelotes.bsky.social
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Far out NW of San Antonio. Internet since 1986. Seismometer owner, Weather, ex Astro tech, rockets, atoms, noncurrent pilot, lawyer, etc. Co-owner of two, err, now one cat.

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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Venezuela quake tonight recorded on @raspishake.bsky.social in S Central Texas on Regional filter.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Mindanao quake, from my @raspishake.bsky.social in South Central Texas. ~14000 kms on the “Local” filter.
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Josh Mayfield @bean525.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Earthquake as recorded by my @raspishake.bsky.social on the “regional “ filter, in South Central Texas.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
@evilmopacatx.bsky.social Just saw @heb Hancock has specialized votive candles. Gotta get those roads open!
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Indio, California quake as recorded in South Central Texas on my @raspishake.bsky.social Both local and regional filters shown.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Acapulco area #quake as received in S Central Texas on my @raspishake.bsky.social (local power dropout is the black bar).
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Tim Demko @timdemko.xyz · 02/01/2026
Here is the response from the earthquake near Acapulco, Mexico on my RaspberryShake 4D seismometer near Phoenix, Arizona USA, 2252 km from the event.
Illustration showing seismometer response to a magnitude 6.5 earthquake which occurred near Acapulco, Mexico on January 2 at 13:58:18 UTC.  There is a map on the left which shows the location of the earthquake, connected with a great circle path to the location of the seismometer near Phoenix, Arizona USA. There are time-series plots of the seismic waveform and frequency on the right.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Seismic Folks: here’s an unusual-to-me trace from a quake near Carlsbad Caverns, as recorded on my @raspishake.bsky.social on the “local” filter. The other filters are similar.
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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
wow.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 28/11/2025
New findings show that the meaning-imbued Pecos River style persisted in the region despite changes in climate, land use, and technology over the millennia, indicating its deep importance to the hunter-gatherers. Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/3Xk5Yip
 Pecos River style pictographs of southwest Texas comprise a detailed parietal art tradition communicating a shared Native American cosmovision.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Leeward Islands quake, 27 OCT 25 at 12:38 Z. As recorded in South Central Texas. @raspishake.bsky.social
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
24 Sep 2025 earthquake in Venezuela as recorded in South Central Texas.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Kamchatka 18 Sep 2025 quake as recorded in South Central Texas.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
The Kamchatka quake as recorded in South Central Texas. @raspishake.bsky.social
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
#spacex #ship36 explosion at Brownsville on #radar. #txwx
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Bats flying out at twilight in SW Texas as seen on the Bracketville NOAA RADAR. . #txwx #bats #wxradar #radar
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
A new record with the @raspishake.bsky.social on the “regional“ filter as detected in south central #Texas That’s about 5.3246004e-10 parsecs. #earthquakes
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Big #texasquake as recorded near San Antonio. @raspishake.bsky.social #txwx
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
17,444 kms, I think this is my most distant as recorded in South Central Texas. Shown in two different filters. #quake #earthquake @raspishake.bsky.social
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NASAWATCH @nasawatch.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
#OTD 16 years ago 4 little Apollo 11 Moon rocks were delivered to my house thanks to Bob Jacobs. I took them to Nepal. Scott Parazynski took them to the summit of Mt. Everest. They now reside above the sky with a piece of Everest inside the ISS (Exploration)^2 #AdAstra #AdLunam
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Tonga quake as registered in South Central Texas on @raspishake.bsky.social
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
@raspishake.bsky.social Myanmar quake near San Antonio Texas. 14066 kms.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Myanmar Quake as registered near San Antonio Texas. 14,066 kms. #raspishake
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Here in S Central Texas we had some mediocre air quality prior to the front coming through around 1100 CST, then good air. Then, we got invaded by West Texas dust. Yuck. #txwx #purpleair #sanantonio #bexar
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Kent Gee @kentlgee.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
A student and I studied the sound power produced by (still) the world's most powerful *orbital* rocket, NASA's Space Launch System. We then compared its 202+ dB to the Saturn V. Despite the Saturn V having lesser thrust, it produced greater sound power. #openaccess doi.org/10.1121/10.0...
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Sound power of NASA's lunar rockets: Space Launch System versus Saturn V
To improve acoustical models of super heavy-lift launch vehicles, this Letter reports Space Launch System's (SLS's) overall sound power level (OAPWL) and compar
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Cold front passed, wind out of the north, but kinda cruddy air quality. #txwx #satx #ayediosfrio
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
West Texas #txquake, as recorded near San Antonio. #tx
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Four years ago: the South Texas Cold Snap. #txwx #ayediosfrio www.ksat.com/weather/2025...
ksat.com
4 YEARS AGO: When the historic February 2021 winter storm hit San Antonio
A look back at the big february 2021 freeze.
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Traces of Texas @tracesoftexas.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Happy Valentine's Day, you crazy Texans!
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Nathan Cone @nathancone.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Six hands on one piano, in our @texaspublicradio.bsky.social KPAC 88.3 FM studios. Enjoy!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qQw...
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Six hands on one piano! The 2024 Gurwitz Laureates in-studio
YouTube video by Texas Public Radio
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
#txwx Looks like the Texas cold front brings some better air with it. #purpleair
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
#Honduras #quake as seen on #raspishake in South Central Texas
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Xizang earthquake as recorded in South Central Texas, 13,507 kms away. #raspishake #raspberryshake #citizenscience
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
10,000 km to South Texas. Triple spikes. #raspishake #quakes #raspberryshake #citizenscience
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Nice little ka-boom in SW Texas #raspberryshake #raspishake #txquakes #txwx
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
#txquakes #txwx #earthquake #raspishake SE of #sanantonio
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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero. 🖖
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Basic newbie question: can you know if your post is being seen or any sort of a view / interaction counter? No ego, only curious if anyone sees posts from a new account with low follower numbers. Would also let poster know popularity / appropriateness of a post and who / what the audience is.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Maybe next Starship launch NET January 11. NASA Gulfstream asking permission from FAA to practice lights-out operations over Gulf of Mexico during December to prepare for Starship re-entry photos off Perth, Australia. www.regulations.gov/document/FAA...
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
#Starship in front of the #McDonalds at South Padre. About twenty feet tall, really shiny.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Interesting #byu #acoustics study of #spacex rocket noise. #Starship is 10X louder than falcon and the booster fly back boom U.S. louder than the launch. Everything is bigger (and louder) in Texas. doi.org/10.1121/10.0...
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Starship super heavy acoustics: Far-field noise measurements during launch and the first-ever booster catch
Far-field (9.7–35.5 km) noise measurements were made during the fifth flight test of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy, which included the first-ever booster catch.
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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 22/11/2024
Let’s talk about this magnificent 1960’s Ford Econoline van at NASA’s Langley Research Center.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I’m sure someone can caption this: The #pirateship almost blocked our view at launch. #Starship6
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A couple more #Starship6
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Looking down range of #Starship6. THATS NO MOON!!! Appears all engines are working.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A few pix of #Starship6 at #SPI: having seen launches 1 & 5, this liftoff seemed slower, with a lot more orange. At first I thought it was burning rather than igniting.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Folks watching #Starship 6. 19 NOV 25, 4 PM CST. #southpadreisland #insta360
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
#Spacex #Starship 10 times louder than the Falcon rockets. Overpressure of 10 pounds/sq ft at distance of 6.2 miles. (Viewing area is five miles from launch / catch tower). #everythingsbiggerintexas doi.org/10.1121/10.0...
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Starship super heavy acoustics: Far-field noise measurements during launch and the first-ever booster catch
Far-field (9.7–35.5 km) noise measurements were made during the fifth flight test of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy, which included the first-ever booster catch.
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Beyond Helotes @beyondhelotes.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Ka-bang! Good signal to noise at that distance. #txquakes #txwx
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