Mother Nature and Her Milk

So this is what happens to astroimagers desperate for action! Just after 7PM CST, Mother Nature cleared her throat and warned us of the impending storm. But preceding the line of strong showers that would come, the good mother decided to take the time to show us some of her special goodies.


Called "Mammatus Clouds," so named because they look like, well, you know - the bodacious tatas in the picture are actually the bottoms of cumulonimbus clouds, which is the indication of a severely unstable weather system. They are not all that common, kinda like a getting to second base on a ground-rule double in baseball, so they are worth documenting when the proverbial door knocker sounds. It is a firm, but perky reminder to us all that even the enemy of astronomers (clouds) can be worth coping a feel. -- Post From My iPhone!