Harford County Drought Update: October Ends on a Dry Note November 4, 2026 | Harford Science | Meteorology After an unusually wet August, September and October brought renewed precipitation shortfalls to the Bel Air area. A newly operating weather station in Abingdon also recorded no measurable precipitation from October 22 through November 4. Together these…
A Night Under October Skies: Planets, Nebulae and a Distant Galaxy Sometimes an evening of astronomy turns into something much more productive than originally planned. That was certainly the case during my observing session this past weekend here in Harford County, Maryland. Armed with my Dwarf Mini smart telescope, a refractor telescope, and an SVBONY…
November Night Skies 2026: Meteor Showers, Planets, and Autumn Constellations An observing guide for Harford County, Maryland As November arrives in Harford County, the nights grow longer and the familiar constellations of autumn gradually give way to the winter sky. Cooler temperatures and earlier sunsets offer amateur astronomers and casual skywatchers more opportunities to explore…
A geologic map can look like a complicated collection of colors, lines, and abbreviations. But each color represents a part of a much larger story. The rocks beneath Harford County record ancient oceans, volcanic activity, collisions between land masses, mountain building, erosion, and finally the development of the Atlantic coast. As part of the Harford…
As summer gives way to autumn, the night sky begins to change along with the season. The familiar constellations and deep-sky objects of summer gradually move toward the western horizon, while the stars of autumn and the first prominent winter constellations begin to take their place. Earlier sunsets also mean that observers no longer have…
Has the Recent Rain Helped Harford County’s Drought? Harford County has been experiencing drought conditions for nearly two years, going back to the fall of 2024. Conditions have improved at different times, but we entered 2026 still dealing with drought. By March, much of the area was experiencing moderate drought conditions. Things continued to get…
El Niño, what is it? How will it impact Harford County’s winter in 2026-2027 Lately, TV news has featured stories about a weather phenomenon called El Niño and how it will impact the United States this winter. Specifically, many scientists predict a larger-than-normal El Niño that will affect the weather in the United States. For…
Just a quick update on HarfordScience.org. I’ve been putting a lot of work into building out the site’s core content. While I don’t think a website like this is ever truly finished, it’s now reached the point where visitors can explore and find useful information across several science topics. Two areas I’m especially excited about…
Welcome to the new site. Pardon the dust, but I am still migrating content over from the old site to the new one. Never realized how much I had published. Anyway, I hope this site is easier to use and is more informative. Several new things I will be adding will include a section on…